City government · Sterling County, TX

Sterling City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sterling City took in $1.0 million and spent $388 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Federal tax money12%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes45%

Sales tax
23%$237 thousand
Property tax
20%$207 thousand
Other taxes
2.8%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$424 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$242 thousand
  • Sewer$117 thousand
  • Garbage collection$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$124 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Parks, recreation and libraries30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking0.8%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%

What stands out

30%

of Sterling City's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
30%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$97 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$50 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sterling City. 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 Sterling City 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.