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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sealy took in $19.1 million and spent $13.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (gas, water)29%State tax money28%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes38%

Sales tax
16%$3.1 million
Property tax
16%$3.0 million
Other taxes
6.0%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$696 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$292 thousand
  • Other licenses$160 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$748 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$176 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$13 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$5.4 million

Fines and other4.9%

Fines
2.8%$534 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$404 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

29%

of Sealy'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Gas supply$1.6 million
  • Water supply$928 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$856 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$459 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$406 thousand
  • Fire protection$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.7 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)$754 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$561 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$654 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$654 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$616 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$616 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$466 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$335 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$130 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$130 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Social services
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sealy. 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 Sealy 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.