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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Vidor took in $20.6 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%City taxes44%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.6%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax
19%$3.8 million
Property tax
19%$3.8 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; amusement licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$298 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$324 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$9.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
3.5%$715 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

46%

of Vidor's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$383 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$301 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.4 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)$694 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$426 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$556 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$266 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.6%$366 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$366 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$289 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$185 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$185 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vidor. 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 Vidor 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.