City government · Bexar County, TX

Live Oak's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Live Oak took in $23.8 million and spent $19.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes68%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other4.0%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes68%

Sales tax
32%$7.5 million
Property tax
25%$6.0 million
Other taxes
11%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$865 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$522 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$750 thousand
  • Other service charges$604 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$72 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$1.7 million

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.4%$567 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$396 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Environment and natural resources3.1%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

44%

of Live Oak'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
44%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$412 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$303 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$888 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$587 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$754 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$754 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$611 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$611 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$522 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$465 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$465 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$258 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$258 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Live Oak. 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 Live Oak 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.