City government · Kerr County, TX

Kerrville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Kerrville took in $115 million and spent $112 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes26%State tax money9.2%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

59%

of Kerrville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
23%$26.9 million
Other taxes
2.3%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$68.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$47.5 million
  • Water$14.8 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
9.2%$10.6 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$5.9 million
Fines
0.6%$633 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

50%

of Kerrville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$56.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$42.8 million
  • Water supply$13.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$31.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$889 thousand
  • Government buildings$527 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$818 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$7.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.2 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on general debt$907 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kerrville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Kerrville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.