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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kingsville took in $29.3 million and spent $19.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money2.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Kingsville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes64%

Property tax
32%$9.5 million
Sales tax
31%$9.0 million
Other taxes
0.8%$240 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$230 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$9.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.2 million
  • Water$570 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$771 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$122 thousand
Fines
0.1%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Running the government and other costs7.8%Interest on debt6.6%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

42%

of Kingsville's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$8.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$970 thousand
  • Fire protection$396 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$321 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$260 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$341 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.2%$437 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$437 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$178 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$178 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kingsville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kingsville 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.