City government · Menard County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Menard took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)56%City taxes34%State tax money10%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
19%$330 thousand
Sales tax
13%$219 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$978 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$361 thousand
  • Sewer$160 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$175 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

59%

of Menard's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$959 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$386 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$384 thousand
  • Sewer systems$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$421 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$199 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$105 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$84 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Menard. 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 Menard 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.