Town government · Cameron County, TX

Palm Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Palm Valley took in $1.5 million and spent $667 thousand.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Town taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Fines and other2.3%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

50%

of Palm Valley's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes57%

Property tax
50%$753 thousand
Sales tax
5.2%$79 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$621 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$373 thousand
  • Sewer$248 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$4 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
2.2%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs100%

What stands out

100%

of Palm Valley's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
100%$667 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$667 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Palm Valley. 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 Town of Palm Valley 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.