City government · Palo Pinto County, TX

Mineral Wells's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mineral Wells took in $15.1 million and spent $18.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (water, airport)20%Fines and other14%County and local tax money2.2%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes64%

Property tax
32%$4.8 million
Sales tax
26%$3.9 million
Other taxes
6.3%$951 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$951 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; airport and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Airport$955 thousand
  • Garbage collection$322 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$27 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$327 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.9 million
Fines
1.1%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

46%

of Mineral Wells' 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
46%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$334 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$227 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$609 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$311 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$848 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$863 thousand
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$467 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$445 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$83 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mineral Wells. 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 Mineral Wells 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.