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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Carrollton took in $271 million and spent $255 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other9.1%Federal tax money0.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Carrollton's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
39%$104 million
Sales tax
19%$50.3 million
Other taxes
5.6%$15.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.1 million
  • Other licenses$2.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$594 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$73.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$32.6 million
  • Sewer$21.5 million
  • Garbage collection$12.5 million
  • Other service charges$4.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$1.6 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$21.5 million
Fines
1.1%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

15%

of Carrollton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$71.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$34.4 million
  • Police$30.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$63.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$31.6 million
  • Sewer systems$20.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$42.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.1 million
  • Government buildings$14.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$39.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$39.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$23.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18.8 million
  • Libraries$4.2 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$8.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$8.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$342 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$3.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$2.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$604 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carrollton. 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 Carrollton 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.