Village government · Brazoria County, TX

Surfside Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Surfside Beach took in $1.8 million and spent $812 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Surfside Beach's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes57%

Property tax
47%$859 thousand
Sales tax
9.4%$171 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and amusement licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$726 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$531 thousand
  • Sewer$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.5%$45 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt16%

What stands out

64%

of Surfside Beach'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
64%$519 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$476 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$160 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$133 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Surfside Beach. 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 Village of Surfside Beach 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.