City government · Throckmorton County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Throckmorton took in $1.0 million and spent $930 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)58%City taxes38%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.5%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
20%$200 thousand
Sales tax
15%$154 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$583 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$331 thousand
  • Garbage collection$154 thousand
  • Sewer$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$4 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$15 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

75%

of Throckmorton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
75%$700 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$440 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Throckmorton. 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 Throckmorton 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.