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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Conroe took in $225 million and spent $208 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes64%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money3.8%Federal tax money1.2%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes64%

Sales tax
31%$70.6 million
Property tax
24%$53.6 million
Other taxes
8.6%$19.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.7 million
  • Other licenses$7.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$50.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$25.4 million
  • Water$21.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$536 thousand
  • Transit fares$163 thousand
  • Other service charges$121 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$2.7 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$940 thousand

County and local tax money3.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.8%$8.6 million

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$17.3 million
Fines
0.5%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt11%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

11%

of Conroe's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$58.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$30.5 million
  • Fire protection$26.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$44.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$17.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$41.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$34.3 million
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$25.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$13.2 million
  • Parking$9.7 million
  • Public transit$3.0 million
Interest on debt
11%$23.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$9.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$11.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.7 million
Housing and community development
1.1%$2.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Conroe. 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 Conroe 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.