City government · Waller County, TX

Prairie View's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Prairie View took in $6.5 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%State tax money19%Fines and other19%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%

What stands out

8.7%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
29%$1.9 million
Sales tax
8.7%$567 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$430 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and occupation and business licenses
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$340 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$534 thousand
  • Water$418 thousand
  • Garbage collection$192 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.2 million

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.1 million
Fines
2.6%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt3.7%Roads, transit and parking0.2%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

43%

of Prairie View'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
43%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$753 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$580 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$195 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$754 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$267 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Prairie View. 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 City of Prairie View 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.