City government · Swisher County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Tulia took in $8.7 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes13%State tax money6.2%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

77%

of Tulia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
5.6%$487 thousand
Sales tax
5.0%$435 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$179 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$141 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$770 thousand
  • Sewer$646 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$544 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$157 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.2%$106 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Interest on debt2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

67%

of Tulia'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
67%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Water supply$703 thousand
  • Sewer systems$590 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$441 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$91 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$893 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$444 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$185 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$168 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$131 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tulia. 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 Tulia 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.