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Flower Mound's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Flower Mound took in $218 million and spent $175 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other16%Federal tax money1.9%State tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
26%$57.5 million
Sales tax
17%$37.8 million
Other taxes
7.2%$15.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$15.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$453 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$66.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$44.2 million
  • Sewer$15.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$4.1 million

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$1.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$33.3 million
Fines
0.6%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

24%

of Flower Mound's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$49.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$26.5 million
  • Police$20.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$730 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$42.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$38.1 million
  • Sewer systems$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$42.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
  • Government buildings$4.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$18.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.7 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$13.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.7 million
Interest on debt
3.6%$6.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$450 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Flower Mound. 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 Flower Mound 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.