City government · Starr County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Roma took in $7.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%State tax money31%Fees for services (road charges)6.0%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

13%

of Roma's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Property tax
39%$2.9 million
Sales tax
13%$928 thousand
Other taxes
4.1%$299 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$183 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$112 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$444 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$434 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$265 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$143 thousand
Fines
0.8%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails67%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services1.4%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Roma's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
67%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$889 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$729 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$603 thousand
  • Police$531 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$732 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$458 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$154 thousand
  • Government buildings$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$507 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
Social services
1.4%$56 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$56 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$41 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Roma. 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 Roma 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.