Town government · Cherokee County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reklaw took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)94%Federal tax money3.9%Town taxes0.8%County and local tax money0.8%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

94%

of Reklaw's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes0.8%

Other taxes
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services94%

Fees for services
94%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 1 more
  • Gas$1.0 million
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$49 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities89%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

89%

of Reklaw'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
89%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and water supply
  • Gas supply$978 thousand
  • Water supply$123 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Reklaw. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Reklaw 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.