City government · Wilbarger County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Vernon took in $18.1 million and spent $18.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)61%City taxes38%County and local tax money0.7%Fines and other0.6%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
18%$3.2 million
Other taxes
10%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$886 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$860 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$124 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.6%$1.7 million

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$992 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$142 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$89 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$133 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Fines
0.4%$73 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

35%

of Vernon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
35%$6.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$203 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$1.6 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)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$248 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$510 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$510 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$132 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vernon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Vernon 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.