Town government · Cass County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Linden took in $2.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Fines and other5.9%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Linden's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes63%

Property tax

30%$582 thousand

Sales tax

29%$570 thousand

Other taxes

4.7%$93 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses

Public utility taxes$91 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services

31%$604 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer

Water$400 thousand
Sewer$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state

0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Fines

5.8%$115 thousand

Interest, rents and other

<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

28%

of Linden'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

37%$919 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste

Water supply$566 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$353 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

28%$710 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more

Police$664 thousand
Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Fire protection$18 thousand

Running the government and other costs

25%$635 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$300 thousand
Other and not broken out$201 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$134 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.0%$175 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$175 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.5%$37 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$37 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.0%$24 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Interest on debt

0.3%$7 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Linden. 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 Linden 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.