Town government · Cooke County, TX

Road Runner's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Road Runner took in $2.5 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded yearEstimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%Town taxes31%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money1.7%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

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

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
15%$394 thousand
Property tax
13%$339 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$845 thousand
  • Water$447 thousand
  • Sewer$175 thousand
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$40 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$43 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$112 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments15%Running the government and other costs9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

15%

of Road Runner's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$440 thousand
  • Electric power$435 thousand
  • Sewer systems$200 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$229 thousand
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$405 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$405 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$206 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$153 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$60 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Road Runner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. 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 Road Runner 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.