Town government · Yoakum County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Plains took in $2.6 million and spent $462 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)81%Town taxes14%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

81%

of Plains' 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%.

Town taxes14%

Sales tax
8.1%$210 thousand
Property tax
6.0%$157 thousand

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Water$383 thousand
  • Gas$301 thousand
  • Garbage collection$219 thousand
  • Sewer$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$107 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs25%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Health and hospitals1.5%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$192 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
  • Sewer systems$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$135 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Plains. 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 Town of Plains 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.