City government · Gregg County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Longview took in $192 million and spent $148 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 taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Federal tax money11%State tax money4.5%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
39%$75.7 million
Sales tax
7.8%$15.0 million
Other taxes
3.1%$5.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$59.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$25.6 million
  • Sewer$15.3 million
  • Other service charges$10.6 million
  • Garbage collection$6.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$932 thousand
  • Transit fares$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$20.8 million

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$8.6 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$3.8 million
Fines
1.6%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending15%

What stands out

4.9%

of Longview's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$57.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28.1 million
  • Fire protection$28.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$559 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$365 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$24.6 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$23.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$505 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$396 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$23.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$9.0 million
  • Sewer systems$8.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$11.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.1 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
  • Public transit$3.1 million
Housing and community development
5.7%$8.4 million
Environment and natural resources
4.9%$7.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7.3 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$3.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.6%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Social services
1.0%$1.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Longview. 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 Longview 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.