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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Edinburg took in $113 million and spent $119 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)36%State tax money5.3%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
28%$31.3 million
Sales tax
21%$23.5 million
Other taxes
4.9%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.4 million
  • Other licenses$563 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$433 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$41.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$17.3 million
  • Water$13.5 million
  • Sewer$6.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Airport$186 thousand
  • Housing$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$2.8 million

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$6.0 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2.3 million
Fines
0.7%$800 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

15%

of Edinburg's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$38.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$22.1 million
  • Water supply$11.0 million
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$27.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$21.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$756 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$17.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.8 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Airports$739 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$4.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Edinburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Edinburg 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.