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San Marcos's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), San Marcos took in $166 million and spent $140 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (housing, parks and recreation)24%Federal tax money19%Fines and other14%County and local tax money5.2%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

19%

of San Marcos' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
15%$24.9 million
Sales tax
14%$23.1 million
Other taxes
6.0%$10.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$849 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$646 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$263 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$39.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 1 more
  • Other service charges$32.5 million
  • Housing$4.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$31.9 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$5.1 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$8.6 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$23.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

9.4%

of San Marcos' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$40.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$22.6 million
  • Fire protection$16.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$32.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32.9 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$32.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.8 million
Health and hospitals
9.4%$13.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$10.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.2 million
Housing and community development
6.0%$8.4 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Marcos. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of San Marcos 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.