City government · Brazoria County, TX

Oyster Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Oyster Creek took in $1.9 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)66%City taxes21%County and local tax money7.6%State tax money3.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

66%

of Oyster Creek's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$395 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAmusement licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; sewer and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$630 thousand
  • Sewer$441 thousand
  • Water$174 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$68 thousand

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.6%$147 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$28 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Environment and natural resources36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Running the government and other costs7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

36%

of Oyster Creek's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$95 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$11 thousand
Environment and natural resources
36%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$435 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$358 thousand
  • Sewer systems$65 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$255 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oyster Creek. 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 Oyster Creek 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.