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Terrell Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Terrell Hills took in $9.4 million and spent $11.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes90%Fines and other8.4%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

79%

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

City taxes90%

Property tax
79%$7.4 million
Other taxes
7.3%$692 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$691 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.7%$348 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$175 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$762 thousand
Fines
0.3%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

10%

of Terrell Hills' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$556 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$371 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$752 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$752 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$368 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$368 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Terrell Hills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Terrell Hills 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.