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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Navasota took in $19.9 million and spent $16.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)52%City taxes29%State tax money11%Fines and other8.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
14%$2.8 million
Sales tax
11%$2.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$742 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$341 thousand
  • Other licenses$283 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 7 more
  • Gas$2.6 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Road charges$612 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Airport$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$71 thousand

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$1.7 million
Fines
0.3%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

20%

of Navasota'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
44%$7.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$2.7 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.6 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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$545 thousand
  • Government buildings$463 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$732 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$331 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$873 thousand
  • Airports$234 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$823 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$669 thousand
  • Libraries$154 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$560 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$85 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Navasota. 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 Navasota 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.