Town government · Lavaca County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Shiner took in $7.7 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%Town taxes16%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

78%

of Shiner's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
9.4%$725 thousand
Sales tax
5.3%$408 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.3 million
  • Water$657 thousand
  • Garbage collection$541 thousand
  • Sewer$453 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$214 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$274 thousand
Fines
0.2%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Running the government and other costs7.0%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

70%

of Shiner'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
70%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Water supply$710 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$592 thousand
  • Sewer systems$372 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$892 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$738 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$676 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$511 thousand
  • Libraries$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$579 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$170 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Shiner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Shiner 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.