City government · Bexar County, TX

Universal City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Universal City took in $34.6 million and spent $25.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%County and local tax money7.5%Fines and other5.0%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

18%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
26%$8.8 million
Sales tax
18%$6.3 million
Other taxes
8.6%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$5.0 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$632 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$68 thousand

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$2.6 million

Fines and other5.0%

Fines
3.3%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$566 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking9.5%All other spending14%

What stands out

8.7%

of Universal City's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$6.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$263 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$518 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$321 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
8.7%$2.2 million
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$2.2 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$864 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$616 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$248 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$567 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$567 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Universal City. 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 Universal City 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.