City government · Hidalgo County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Mission took in $143 million and spent $114 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 taxes42%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Fines and other24%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money2.8%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

23%

of Mission's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
21%$29.9 million
Sales tax
17%$24.1 million
Other taxes
4.3%$6.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$866 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$37.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$15.9 million
  • Garbage collection$9.6 million
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$13 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%$2.1 million

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$4.7 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$4.0 million

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
23%$33.0 million
Fines
1.4%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

13%

of Mission's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$33.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$21.7 million
  • Fire protection$9.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$27.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.5 million
  • Sewer systems$7.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$22.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$848 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$15.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$829 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$7.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$580 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$580 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mission. 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 Mission 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.