City government · Hays County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kyle took in $32.9 million and spent $34.7 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 taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other8.4%County and local tax money3.5%State tax money2.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

of Kyle's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes51%

Property tax
30%$9.7 million
Sales tax
15%$4.9 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$678 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$208 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$11.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$5.7 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$398 thousand
  • Other service charges$385 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$30 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$721 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.9 million
Fines
2.5%$826 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

37%

of Kyle's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$12.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.6 million
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$8.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$816 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$621 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$406 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$538 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$859 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$859 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$249 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$249 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kyle. 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 Kyle 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.