City government · Hardin County, TX

Sour Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sour Lake took in $2.7 million and spent $614 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Federal tax money14%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax
26%$683 thousand
Property tax
18%$485 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$796 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$357 thousand
  • Sewer$241 thousand
  • Garbage collection$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$363 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$208 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Fines
3.4%$89 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Environment and natural resources2.4%

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$341 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
  • Sewer systems$107 thousand
  • Water supply$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$86 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sour Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Sour Lake 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.