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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Euless took in $137 million and spent $119 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other9.0%Federal tax money1.5%County and local tax money0.8%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes61%

Sales tax
22%$29.8 million
Property tax
20%$27.6 million
Other taxes
19%$26.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$20.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$873 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$133 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$37.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$17.4 million
  • Sewer$10.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$930 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$2.0 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$342 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$1.1 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$8.7 million
Fines
2.6%$3.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Sent to other local governments12%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

12%

of Euless' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$37.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$21.4 million
  • Fire protection$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$455 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$21.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$14.0 million
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$20.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$18.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.9 million
  • Libraries$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$13.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$13.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$252 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$899 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$899 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$425 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$425 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Euless. 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 Euless 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.