Town government · San Jacinto County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shepherd took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%Town taxes28%State tax money21%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes28%

Sales tax
14%$222 thousand
Property tax
13%$197 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$787 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$518 thousand
  • Sewer$256 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$328 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Interest on debt3.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

40%

of Shepherd's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$560 thousand
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$485 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$505 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$393 thousand
  • Water supply$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$133 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$93 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$43 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.8%$39 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shepherd. 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 Town of Shepherd 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.