City government · Dickens County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Spur took in $1.4 million and spent $1.9 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, gas)62%City taxes35%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

6.4%

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

City taxes35%

Property tax
28%$396 thousand
Sales tax
6.4%$90 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$871 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$410 thousand
  • Gas$255 thousand
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Sewer$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

65%

of Spur'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
65%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$644 thousand
  • Gas supply$402 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$118 thousand
  • Sewer systems$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$272 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$158 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$243 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$149 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Spur. 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 Spur 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.