Town government · Culberson County, TX

Van Horn's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Van Horn took in $2.7 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%Town taxes42%Fines and other0.9%Federal tax money0.9%State tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

27%

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

Town taxes42%

Sales tax
27%$733 thousand
Property tax
16%$428 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$270 thousand
  • Garbage collection$143 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.9%$24 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$16 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$4 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$16 thousand
Fines
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails0.5%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Van Horn's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$490 thousand
  • Sewer systems$191 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$670 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$496 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$603 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$458 thousand
  • Libraries$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Van Horn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Van Horn 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.