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Point Comfort's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Point Comfort took in $2.4 million and spent $816 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other14%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
37%$878 thousand
Sales tax
14%$322 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$790 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$479 thousand
  • Sewer$200 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other14%

Fines
12%$280 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%

What stands out

64%

of Point Comfort's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$523 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 1 more
  • Water supply$268 thousand
  • Electric power$174 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$166 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)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$127 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$89 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Point Comfort. 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 City of Point Comfort 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.