City government · Victoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Victoria took in $111 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money7.2%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

16%

of Victoria's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes47%

Property tax
24%$26.2 million
Sales tax
16%$17.7 million
Other taxes
7.4%$8.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.6 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$669 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$24 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$40.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$13.3 million
  • Sewer$12.8 million
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Garbage collection$5.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$8.0 million

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$1.9 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$7.8 million
Fines
0.7%$799 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Roads, transit and parking4.3%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

37%

of Victoria's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$40.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$35.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$30.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$14.4 million
  • Fire protection$13.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$949 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$17.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$10.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.3 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$3.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$2.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$339 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Victoria. 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 Victoria 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.