Town government · Cass County, TX

Queen City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Queen City took in $2.1 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%Fines and other4.2%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes50%

Property tax
28%$594 thousand
Sales tax
12%$267 thousand
Other taxes
10%$219 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$213 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$903 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$688 thousand
  • Garbage collection$171 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$68 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
3.1%$67 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt2.3%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

21%

of Queen City's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$964 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$190 thousand
  • Sewer systems$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$572 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$495 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$427 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Queen City. 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 Town of Queen City 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.