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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sabinal took in $2.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)62%City taxes26%Fines and other11%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

10%

of Sabinal's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes26%

Property tax
16%$331 thousand
Sales tax
8.7%$179 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$441 thousand
  • Sewer$363 thousand
  • Garbage collection$321 thousand
  • Gas$145 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$22 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
10%$215 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

76%

of Sabinal'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
76%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$198 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$438 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$225 thousand
  • Water supply$78 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$71 thousand
  • Sewer systems$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$204 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sabinal. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Sabinal 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.