City government · Scurry County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Snyder took in $28.1 million and spent $20.3 million.

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 (water, garbage collection)42%City taxes28%Federal tax money25%Fines and other3.4%State tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Snyder's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
12%$3.4 million
Sales tax
10%$2.9 million
Other taxes
5.9%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$518 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$50 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$11.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$6.3 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Other service charges$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$6.9 million

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$247 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$69 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$784 thousand
Fines
0.6%$176 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt1.4%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

47%

of Snyder's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$2.7 million
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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$543 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$535 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$288 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$271 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$271 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Snyder. 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 City of Snyder 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.