Town government · Hansford County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Spearman took in $5.6 million and spent $6.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)63%Town taxes26%Federal tax money9.7%Fines and other0.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes26%

Sales tax
12%$700 thousand
Property tax
11%$603 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$158 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 5 more
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Water$754 thousand
  • Garbage collection$656 thousand
  • Sewer$601 thousand
  • Other service charges$34 thousand
  • Airport$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.7%

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

From the federal government
9.7%$544 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%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$47 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

66%

of Spearman'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
66%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Gas supply$763 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$378 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$734 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$341 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$274 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$119 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$518 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$399 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$417 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$379 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$337 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$303 thousand
  • Airports$34 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$246 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$228 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$66 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$66 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spearman. 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 Town of Spearman 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.