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Missouri City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended July 31, 2023), Missouri City took in $152 million and spent $103 million.

Latest recorded year: ended July 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)63%City taxes29%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money2.5%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

63%

of Missouri City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes29%

Property tax

14%$20.6 million

Sales tax

12%$18.1 million

Other taxes

3.2%$4.9 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses

Public utility taxes$4.9 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services

63%$96.2 million

What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 5 more

Gas$35.8 million
Water$25.0 million
Sewer$17.8 million
Garbage collection$16.7 million
Airport$632 thousand
Parks and recreation$302 thousand
Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state

0.2%$368 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

2.5%$3.8 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other

5.1%$7.8 million

Fines

0.2%$239 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

48%

of Missouri City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

48%$49.8 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more

Gas supply$20.3 million
Garbage and solid waste$11.2 million
Water supply$10.2 million
Sewer systems$8.1 million

Running the government and other costs

23%$23.8 million

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14.1 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.4 million
Other and not broken out$3.2 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

18%$18.3 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$13.8 million
Fire protection$3.8 million
Courts and legal services$726 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

7.6%$7.8 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$6.2 million
Airports$1.6 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

2.0%$2.1 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$2.1 million

Interest on debt

1.2%$1.3 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt

Interest on general debt$761 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$490 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Missouri City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended July 31, 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 Missouri City 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.