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The Colony's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), The Colony took in $80.5 million and spent $55.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%State tax money10%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

18%

of The Colony's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes61%

Property tax
34%$27.7 million
Sales tax
18%$14.2 million
Other taxes
9.0%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$3.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$873 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$11.1 million
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$890 thousand
  • Garbage collection$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$8.4 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$360 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.1 million
Fines
2.0%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking7.9%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

35%

of The Colony's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$19.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.8 million
  • Fire protection$8.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$515 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$12.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$594 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.4 million
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$5.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Interest on debt
6.1%$3.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$167 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$167 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$22 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$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of The Colony. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 The Colony 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.