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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sweeny took in $4.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%City taxes47%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes47%

Property tax
27%$1.1 million
Sales tax
17%$712 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$92 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$78 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$697 thousand
  • Sewer$599 thousand
  • Garbage collection$426 thousand
  • Gas$420 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.6%$26 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Running the government and other costs5.5%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

50%

of Sweeny'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
50%$974 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$789 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$99 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$737 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; gas supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$369 thousand
  • Gas supply$182 thousand
  • Sewer systems$121 thousand
  • Water supply$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$110 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.5%$107 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)$70 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sweeny. 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 Sweeny 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.