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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Houston took in $6.9 million and spent $5.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money29%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%City taxes19%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax

16%$1.1 million

Other taxes

2.5%$171 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses

Public utility taxes$157 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services

21%$1.5 million

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more

Water$819 thousand
Sewer$380 thousand
Garbage collection$244 thousand
Other service charges$22 thousand
Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Airport$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government

28%$1.9 million

State tax money29%

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

From the state

29%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.1%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines

1.8%$126 thousand

Interest, rents and other

1.1%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Interest on debt3.3%

What stands out

28%

of Houston's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

28%$1.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$949 thousand
Fire protection$561 thousand
Courts and legal services$154 thousand

Running the government and other costs

24%$1.4 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$768 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$504 thousand
Government buildings$167 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

20%$1.2 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$640 thousand
Sewer systems$326 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

18%$1.1 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$1.1 million
Airports$12 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

5.5%$321 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$224 thousand
Libraries$97 thousand

Interest on debt

3.3%$192 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$107 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$85 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Houston. 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 Houston 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.