City government · Karnes County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Runge took in $941 thousand and spent $919 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)63%City taxes35%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

63%

of Runge'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%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
26%$243 thousand
Sales tax
5.2%$49 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$594 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$295 thousand
  • Garbage collection$167 thousand
  • Sewer$128 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs36%Health and hospitals2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%Police, fire, courts and jails0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Runge'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
60%$555 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$218 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$180 thousand
  • Sewer systems$157 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$332 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$296 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Runge. 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 Runge 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.