City government · Martin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Stanton took in $4.4 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Federal tax money8.4%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
28%$1.2 million
Sales tax
21%$925 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$799 thousand
  • Sewer$423 thousand
  • Garbage collection$304 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$372 thousand

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$288 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

21%

of Stanton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$531 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$565 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$557 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$509 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$402 thousand
  • Airports$107 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$283 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$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$39 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$31 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanton. 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 City of Stanton 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.