City government · Brazos County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bryan took in $468 million and spent $432 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)74%City taxes18%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money0.3%Federal tax money0.2%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

74%

of Bryan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
10%$48.7 million
Sales tax
6.6%$30.7 million
Other taxes
1.2%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$972 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$262 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$348 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$294 million
  • Water$17.3 million
  • Sewer$15.5 million
  • Garbage collection$9.3 million
  • Other service charges$6.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Airport$975 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand

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%$980 thousand

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$663 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$29.5 million
Fines
0.4%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

63%

of Bryan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$272 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$238 million
  • Sewer systems$13.6 million
  • Water supply$10.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$50.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$24.1 million
  • Police$23.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$42.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$18.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$28.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25.1 million
  • Libraries$3.2 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$20.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$13.6 million
  • Interest on general debt$6.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$720 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$5.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$5.9 million
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$945 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bryan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Bryan 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.