Village government · Harris County, TX

Spring Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Spring Valley took in $13.3 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%County and local tax money10%Fines and other2.3%Federal tax money2.1%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Village taxes60%

Property tax
46%$6.1 million
Sales tax
12%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$318 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$318 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$339 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$283 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%$7 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.3%

Fines
2.3%$304 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Sent to other local governments21%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

21%

of Spring Valley's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$211 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$989 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$339 thousand
Sent to other local governments
21%$2.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$646 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$525 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Spring Valley. 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 Village of Spring Valley 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.