Town government · Cameron County, TX

Laguna Vista's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Laguna Vista took in $2.4 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes91%Fines and other5.4%State tax money2.6%Fees for services0.9%

What stands out

70%

of Laguna Vista's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes91%

Property tax
70%$1.7 million
Sales tax
11%$256 thousand
Other taxes
10%$249 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$190 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22 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%$62 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
4.9%$120 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs37%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Interest on debt2.9%Health and hospitals2.0%

What stands out

42%

of Laguna Vista'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
42%$830 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$650 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$725 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$475 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$244 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$218 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$95 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$95 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Laguna Vista. 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 Town of Laguna Vista 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.