Town government · Carson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Skellytown took in $481 thousand and spent $453 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, water)61%Town taxes38%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

61%

of Skellytown'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 taxes38%

Property tax
25%$120 thousand
Other taxes
8.9%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and public utility taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.4%$21 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$292 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$187 thousand
  • Water$72 thousand
  • Sewer$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand
Fines
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Social services8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

64%

of Skellytown'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
64%$292 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$265 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$80 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Social services
8.4%$38 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$37 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$29 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Skellytown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Skellytown 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.