Town government · Cameron County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Primera took in $3.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Town taxes35%Federal tax money15%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
29%$1.1 million
Sales tax
3.7%$136 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$521 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$571 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Sent to other local governments26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Primera's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$828 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$670 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$621 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$621 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Primera. 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 Primera 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.