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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Burleson took in $138 million and spent $163 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fines and other34%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)14%Federal tax money3.6%County and local tax money0.8%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

33%

of Burleson's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
25%$34.4 million
Sales tax
21%$29.6 million
Other taxes
1.5%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$584 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$19.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 6 more
  • Sewer$11.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Water$981 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$481 thousand
  • Gas$370 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$4.9 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$110 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
33%$45.8 million
Fines
0.6%$884 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%Housing and community development4.5%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

45%

of Burleson's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$72.6 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$69.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$854 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$32.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$17.6 million
  • Fire protection$14.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$416 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$31.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.9 million
  • Water supply$13.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$12.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$11.1 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Housing and community development
4.5%$7.3 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$774 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$774 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burleson. 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 Burleson 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.