City government · Harris County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Deer Park took in $123 million and spent $95.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Fines and other11%County and local tax money8.4%

What stands out

12%

of Deer Park's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes57%

Property tax
45%$54.9 million
Sales tax
12%$15.3 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$29.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$14.8 million
  • Sewer$11.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$303 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.4%$10.4 million

Fines and other11%

Fines
8.1%$10.0 million
Interest, rents and other
2.5%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs25%Sent to other local governments22%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

22%

of Deer Park's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$30.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$27.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$23.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.7 million
Sent to other local governments
22%$21.0 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$20.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$415 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$16.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$16.1 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$3.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$364 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$547 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$547 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Deer 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 Deer 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.