City government · Gaines County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Seminole took in $14.2 million and spent $11.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Federal tax money6.8%County and local tax money6.0%Fines and other2.3%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes47%

Sales tax
28%$3.9 million
Property tax
15%$2.1 million
Other taxes
4.0%$561 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and other selective sales taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$420 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$988 thousand
  • Hospital bills$583 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$968 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$97 thousand

County and local tax money6.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.0%$854 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$323 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals11%Roads, transit and parking5.3%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

11%

of Seminole's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$748 thousand
  • Sewer systems$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$541 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$147 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$373 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$163 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$622 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$622 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$494 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$494 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$137 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$127 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seminole. 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 City of Seminole 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.