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New Braunfels's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), New Braunfels took in $459 million and spent $535 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)67%City taxes24%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money0.4%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

67%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
11%$52.1 million
Sales tax
7.2%$33.2 million
Other taxes
5.3%$24.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.7 million
  • Other licenses$6.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$308 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$197 million
  • Water$34.4 million
  • Sewer$32.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$17.5 million
  • Other service charges$11.0 million
  • Garbage collection$11.0 million
  • Airport$4.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$1.8 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$1.6 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$135 thousand

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$35.3 million
Fines
0.6%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Running the government and other costs6.0%Interest on debt5.0%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

64%

of New Braunfels' 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
64%$345 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$195 million
  • Water supply$93.0 million
  • Sewer systems$45.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$59.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$27.1 million
  • Fire protection$25.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$42.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$38.8 million
  • Airports$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$32.4 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$20.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$26.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$16.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.3 million
  • Libraries$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$10.7 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$10.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$482 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Braunfels. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of New Braunfels 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.