Town government · Cameron County, TX

Rancho Viejo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rancho Viejo took in $1.9 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes85%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other3.8%State tax money3.4%Fees for services2.0%

What stands out

66%

of Rancho Viejo's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes85%

Property tax
66%$1.2 million
Other taxes
11%$212 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$136 thousand
  • Other licenses$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.4%$140 thousand

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$37 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$113 thousand

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$65 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
3.4%$64 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Interest on debt5.0%

What stands out

37%

of Rancho Viejo'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%

Running the government and other costs
52%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$767 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$772 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$661 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$81 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$137 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$137 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$105 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Rancho Viejo. 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 Rancho Viejo 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.