City government · Brazoria County, TX

Sandy Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Sandy Point took in $305 thousand and spent $267 thousand.

Latest recorded yearEstimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money3.6%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
32%$99 thousand
Sales tax
14%$43 thousand
Other taxes
7.2%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$116 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$62 thousand
  • Sewer$30 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 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%$1 thousand

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$11 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$9 thousand
Fines
1.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs9.0%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

13%

of Sandy Point's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$93 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Sewer systems$22 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$28 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sandy Point. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. 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 Sandy Point 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.