Town government · Fayette County, TX

Round Top's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Round Top took in $587 thousand and spent $349 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%Fines and other8.0%State tax money7.3%Fees for services (sewer)5.8%

What stands out

56%

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

Town taxes79%

Sales tax
56%$327 thousand
Other taxes
19%$109 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$27 thousand

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$34 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$43 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs78%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

78%

of Round Top'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%

Running the government and other costs
78%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$65 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Round Top. 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 Round Top 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.