Town government · Waller County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Waller took in $6.2 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes54%Fees for services (gas, water)39%State tax money3.8%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes54%

Sales tax
30%$1.9 million
Property tax
18%$1.1 million
Other taxes
6.1%$376 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$259 thousand
  • Other licenses$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$793 thousand
  • Water$609 thousand
  • Other service charges$585 thousand
  • Sewer$446 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$233 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$73 thousand
Fines
1.1%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

28%

of Waller's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$786 thousand
  • Water supply$596 thousand
  • Sewer systems$459 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$236 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$555 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$494 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$885 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$885 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$209 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$209 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Waller. 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 Town of Waller 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.