City government · Webb County, TX

Rio Bravo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rio Bravo took in $1.0 million and spent $961 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (garbage collection)34%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

51%

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

City taxes63%

Property tax
51%$521 thousand
Sales tax
7.8%$80 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$352 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$257 thousand
  • Other service charges$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
2.4%$25 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Interest on debt4.3%

What stands out

39%

of Rio Bravo's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$373 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$373 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$370 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$284 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rio Bravo. 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 City of Rio Bravo 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.