Town government · Carson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Panhandle took in $2.9 million and spent $1.2 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, garbage collection)51%Town taxes39%State tax money8.1%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

8.2%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
23%$677 thousand
Sales tax
8.2%$239 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$211 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$748 thousand
  • Garbage collection$364 thousand
  • Sewer$356 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$237 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$52 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Interest on debt5.4%Health and hospitals4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

55%

of Panhandle'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
55%$692 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$524 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$331 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$261 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
  • Airports$7 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$61 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$61 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Panhandle. 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 Panhandle 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.