City government · Chambers County, TX

Mont Belvieu's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mont Belvieu took in $7.4 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%City taxes36%State tax money4.7%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes36%

Sales tax
16%$1.2 million
Property tax
13%$929 thousand
Other taxes
7.6%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$364 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$139 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$688 thousand
  • Other service charges$135 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$347 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$134 thousand
Fines
1.2%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

21%

of Mont Belvieu'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
39%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$905 thousand
  • Water supply$875 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$564 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$456 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$965 thousand
  • Fire protection$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$461 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$408 thousand
  • Airports$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$413 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$328 thousand
  • Libraries$85 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$145 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$84 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$61 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mont Belvieu. 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 City of Mont Belvieu 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.