City government · Wharton County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wharton took in $13.7 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%City taxes39%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
17%$2.3 million
Sales tax
13%$1.8 million
Other taxes
9.5%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$176 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Airport$223 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$899 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$283 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$220 thousand
Fines
1.4%$192 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals17%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs7.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

17%

of Wharton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$851 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$411 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$293 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$208 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$422 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$798 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$310 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$686 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$489 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$197 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$311 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$311 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wharton. 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 Wharton 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.