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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Seagoville took in $22.3 million and spent $23.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money2.5%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

19%

of Seagoville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes56%

Property tax

28%$6.2 million

Sales tax

19%$4.3 million

Other taxes

8.9%$2.0 million

What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more

Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
Public utility taxes$745 thousand
Other licenses$110 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services

39%$8.7 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more

Water$3.7 million
Sewer$3.3 million
Garbage collection$1.1 million
Other service charges$536 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state

2.5%$550 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Fines

1.9%$419 thousand

Interest, rents and other

0.6%$124 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

36%

of Seagoville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

36%$8.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$4.0 million
Sewer systems$3.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$922 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

32%$7.4 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$3.4 million
Fire protection$3.1 million
Inspections and regulation$448 thousand
Courts and legal services$402 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

14%$3.2 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$3.2 million

Running the government and other costs

11%$2.5 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$956 thousand
Other and not broken out$662 thousand
Government buildings$523 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$389 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.4%$1.0 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$764 thousand
Libraries$261 thousand

Interest on debt

1.7%$403 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$258 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$145 thousand

Health and hospitals

1.7%$396 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$396 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seagoville. 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 City of Seagoville 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.