City government · Bexar County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2021), Selma took in $21.7 million and spent $10.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other5.0%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes66%

Sales tax
49%$10.5 million
Property tax
13%$2.8 million
Other taxes
4.5%$969 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$960 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$76 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$669 thousand
Fines
1.9%$409 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs25%Interest on debt5.3%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Selma's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
66%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$397 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$542 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Selma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Selma 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.