City government · Cameron County, TX

Port Isabel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Port Isabel took in $10.1 million and spent $5.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%State tax money23%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.4%Federal tax money2.6%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes66%

Sales tax
30%$3.0 million
Property tax
29%$2.9 million
Other taxes
7.2%$728 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$506 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$645 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$434 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$160 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.6%$265 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$143 thousand
Fines
0.6%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals10%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

25%

of Port Isabel's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$202 thousand
  • Fire protection$180 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$318 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$765 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$458 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$590 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$590 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$507 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Port Isabel. 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 Port Isabel 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.