Town government · Terry County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Meadow took in $772 thousand and spent $747 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Town taxes46%Fines and other3.0%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes46%

Property tax
29%$227 thousand
Sales tax
12%$89 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$386 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$183 thousand
  • Sewer$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
1.8%$14 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Interest on debt2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

34%

of Meadow'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%$279 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$164 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
  • Sewer systems$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$253 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$123 thousand
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Meadow. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. 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 Meadow 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.