City government · Collin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Allen took in $275 million and spent $247 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other9.9%State tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

20%

of Allen's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes59%

Property tax
32%$88.1 million
Sales tax
20%$54.2 million
Other taxes
7.5%$20.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$10.0 million
  • Other licenses$6.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$83.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$30.4 million
  • Sewer$22.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$18.4 million
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • Other service charges$3.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$472 thousand

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$891 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$471 thousand

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$24.2 million
Fines
1.2%$3.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

19%

of Allen's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$72.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$42.3 million
  • Fire protection$29.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$64.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$55.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$53.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$44.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$46.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42.3 million
  • Libraries$4.3 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$5.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$491 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$341 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$341 thousand
Social services
0.1%$290 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$290 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Allen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Allen 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.