City government · Bastrop County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Smithville took in $12.2 million and spent $15.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)69%City taxes22%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money2.3%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

69%

of Smithville'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%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
13%$1.6 million
Sales tax
6.9%$835 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$267 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$109 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$8.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$5.0 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$950 thousand
  • Garbage collection$927 thousand
  • Other service charges$318 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
  • Airport$55 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$275 thousand

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$100 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$590 thousand
Fines
0.3%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

58%

of Smithville'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
58%$8.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$642 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$106 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$130 thousand
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$676 thousand
  • Libraries$327 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$939 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$862 thousand
  • Airports$77 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$304 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Smithville. 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 Smithville 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.