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Farmers Branch's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Farmers Branch took in $110 million and spent $85.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other3.5%State tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

36%

of Farmers Branch's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
36%$39.1 million
Sales tax
17%$18.7 million
Other taxes
10%$10.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$35.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$18.6 million
  • Sewer$9.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$490 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$1.0 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2.1 million
Fines
1.6%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking11%Running the government and other costs8.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

16%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$28.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.9 million
  • Fire protection$13.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$232 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$24.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.2 million
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$13.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.8 million
  • Libraries$4.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$232 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$232 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farmers Branch. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Farmers Branch 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.