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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Waxahachie took in $96.2 million and spent $83.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other2.2%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes62%

Property tax
30%$29.3 million
Sales tax
24%$23.0 million
Other taxes
7.4%$7.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$864 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$864 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$34.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$16.8 million
  • Sewer$11.3 million
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$679 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$1.6 million
Fines
0.6%$549 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

29%

of Waxahachie's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$24.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.8 million
  • Water supply$9.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$24.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.4 million
  • Fire protection$9.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$525 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$18.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$405 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$211 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
  • Airports$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$5.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$4.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$787 thousand
Social services
0.8%$699 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$699 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$233 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$233 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waxahachie. 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 Waxahachie 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.