Town government · Waller County, TX

Pine Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pine Island took in $748 thousand and spent $584 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes95%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes95%

Sales tax
56%$420 thousand
Property tax
25%$190 thousand
Other taxes
14%$101 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$98 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other4.9%

Fines
4.4%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking10%

What stands out

59%

of Pine Island'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$345 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$284 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$95 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pine Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Pine Island 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.