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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sachse took in $48.8 million and spent $36.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Fines and other16%Federal tax money6.6%County and local tax money1.4%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

of Sachse's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
39%$18.9 million
Sales tax
5.9%$2.9 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$13.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$7.5 million
  • Sewer$5.5 million
  • Hospital bills$595 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$3.2 million

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$338 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$674 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$7.6 million
Fines
0.4%$205 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

22%

of Sachse's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$10.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$5.8 million
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$784 thousand
  • Government buildings$469 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$477 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$379 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$193 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sachse. 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 City of Sachse 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.