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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Austin took in $4.7 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)49%City taxes25%State tax money18%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

49%

of Austin's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
24%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$191 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$837 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$54 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$187 thousand
Fines
2.4%$114 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Interest on debt4.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

53%

of Austin's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$2.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$454 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$249 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$513 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$513 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$452 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$452 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$249 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Austin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Austin 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.