City government · Nacogdoches County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Nacogdoches took in $55.8 million and spent $44.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes39%County and local tax money3.8%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other2.1%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
20%$11.2 million
Sales tax
13%$7.4 million
Other taxes
6.0%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$770 thousand
  • Other licenses$140 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$28.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$10.3 million
  • Sewer$8.9 million
  • Garbage collection$6.6 million
  • Airport$888 thousand
  • Road charges$759 thousand
  • Other service charges$333 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.0%$1.7 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$752 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$660 thousand
Fines
0.9%$522 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

39%

of Nacogdoches' 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
39%$17.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$509 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$373 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$12.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$985 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$518 thousand
  • Government buildings$341 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$604 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$492 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$623 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$561 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$532 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$532 thousand
Social services
0.2%$70 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nacogdoches. 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 Nacogdoches 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.