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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Plano took in $15.4 million and spent $15.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money35%City taxes23%Fines and other4.5%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

35%

of Plano's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
15%$2.3 million
Other taxes
7.7%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$582 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$522 thousand
  • Other licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$5.4 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$341 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$519 thousand
Fines
1.1%$176 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking11%Health and hospitals6.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

6.8%

of Plano's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.5 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)$2.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$540 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
6.8%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Plano. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Plano 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.