City government · Collin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Frisco took in $649 million and spent $555 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 taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Fines and other12%County and local tax money4.9%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
27%$174 million
Sales tax
22%$146 million
Other taxes
5.2%$33.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$12.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$12.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$177 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$78.7 million
  • Sewer$61.5 million
  • Garbage collection$24.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$8.6 million

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$31.8 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$75.0 million
Fines
0.5%$3.4 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending13%

What stands out

4.8%

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

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$147 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$73.0 million
  • Sewer systems$50.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$23.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$116 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$53.9 million
  • Fire protection$53.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$80.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$46.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$33.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$68.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$68.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$68.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$44.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$37.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$6.6 million
Sent to other local governments
4.8%$26.6 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$26.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$3.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Frisco. 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 Frisco 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.