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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Seguin took in $485 million and spent $457 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)86%City taxes7.0%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.5%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

86%

of Seguin's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes7.0%

Property tax
3.5%$17.1 million
Sales tax
2.2%$10.7 million
Other taxes
1.3%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$277 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$62 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services86%

Fees for services
86%$419 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$340 million
  • Electric power$33.3 million
  • Sewer$21.4 million
  • Water$17.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$4.1 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$1.2 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$2.2 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$24.0 million
Fines
0.2%$743 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals73%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Running the government and other costs3.6%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

73%

of Seguin's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
73%$334 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$333 million
  • Public health$640 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$49.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$25.4 million
  • Water supply$11.9 million
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$23.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.8 million
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$509 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$16.5 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)$8.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$781 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$14.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$13.7 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$232 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$9.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.1 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
Social services
0.2%$972 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$972 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seguin. 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 Seguin 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.