City government · Hardeman County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Quanah took in $3.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)50%City taxes38%State tax money10%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
20%$628 thousand
Sales tax
14%$435 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$44 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$513 thousand
  • Garbage collection$458 thousand
  • Other service charges$309 thousand
  • Sewer$216 thousand
  • Airport$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$317 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$69 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

57%

of Quanah'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
57%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$923 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$401 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$394 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$215 thousand
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$358 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$335 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
  • Airports$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Quanah. 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 Quanah 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.