Town government · Denton County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sanger took in $26.1 million and spent $18.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%Town taxes31%Fines and other11%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

9%

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

Town taxes31%

Property tax
20%$5.2 million
Sales tax
9.0%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.9%$505 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$466 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$13.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$7.7 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$1.1 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$9 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$800 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$2.6 million
Fines
0.7%$171 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Roads, transit and parking3.5%

What stands out

55%

of Sanger'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
55%$9.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$928 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$453 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.0 million
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)$750 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$576 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$510 thousand
  • Government buildings$207 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$958 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$330 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$766 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$481 thousand
  • Libraries$285 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$639 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$639 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sanger. 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 Town of Sanger 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.