City government · Bexar County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kirby took in $10.4 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other12%State tax money11%County and local tax money6.6%

What stands out

6.6%

of Kirby's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Property tax
27%$2.8 million
Other taxes
6.6%$686 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$376 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$206 thousand
  • Other licenses$101 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$458 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$964 thousand
  • Garbage collection$763 thousand
  • Hospital bills$229 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.1 million

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$685 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.0 million
Fines
2.0%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

43%

of Kirby's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$838 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$89 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$903 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$499 thousand
  • Water supply$404 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$154 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$154 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kirby. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Kirby 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.