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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tomball took in $40.2 million and spent $26.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, gas)33%State tax money4.0%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes59%

Sales tax
33%$13.4 million
Property tax
18%$7.2 million
Other taxes
7.6%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$128 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$13.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 1 more
  • Water$6.8 million
  • Gas$4.0 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

43%

of Tomball's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$11.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Gas supply$4.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$391 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$382 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$947 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$928 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$876 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$55 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tomball. 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 Tomball 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.