Village government · Bell County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Salado took in $1.5 million and spent $735 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes96%Fines and other2.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.3%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

44%

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

Village taxes96%

Sales tax
44%$650 thousand
Other taxes
28%$416 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$374 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
24%$364 thousand

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$19 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines
1.9%$29 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs46%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

54%

of Salado's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$394 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$312 thousand
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
46%$335 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$66 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Salado. 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 Village of Salado 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.