City government · San Saba County, TX

San Saba's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), San Saba took in $10.4 million and spent $10.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)80%City taxes15%Fines and other4.5%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

80%

of San Saba'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 taxes15%

Property tax
7.2%$748 thousand
Sales tax
6.6%$682 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.2 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$741 thousand
  • Sewer$694 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$549 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$61 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$376 thousand
Fines
0.8%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

60%

of San Saba'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%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.8 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$740 thousand
  • Sewer systems$335 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$664 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$397 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$103 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$945 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$522 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$406 thousand
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$406 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$406 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$304 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$304 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$113 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$110 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Saba. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of San Saba 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.