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Cedar Park's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Cedar Park took in $172 million and spent $161 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 taxes60%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other10%Federal tax money0.6%State tax money0.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes60%

Property tax
33%$57.3 million
Sales tax
23%$39.9 million
Other taxes
3.6%$6.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$888 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$49.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$25.1 million
  • Sewer$15.0 million
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$731 thousand

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%$1.0 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$373 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%$325 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$16.5 million
Fines
0.6%$963 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

31%

of Cedar Park'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
31%$50.5 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)$41.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$37.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.8 million
  • Fire protection$15.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$249 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$33.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$19.7 million
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$18.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Interest on debt
4.7%$7.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$912 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$3.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$963 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$526 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$526 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$55 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedar Park. 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 Cedar Park 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.