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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shallowater took in $4.4 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)47%City taxes32%Fines and other16%County and local tax money3.1%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

16%

of Shallowater's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
27%$1.2 million
Sales tax
5.2%$232 thousand

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$313 thousand
  • Sewer$276 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$54 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$139 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$703 thousand
Fines
0.5%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Running the government and other costs6.0%Health and hospitals3.1%Roads, transit and parking3.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

78%

of Shallowater's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
78%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.7 million
  • Sewer systems$283 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$216 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$677 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$371 thousand
  • Fire protection$285 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$555 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$555 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$290 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$290 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$219 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$196 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shallowater. 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 Shallowater 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.