City government · Hidalgo County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Pharr took in $70.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (tolls, sewer)54%City taxes34%Federal tax money3.9%Fines and other3.0%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

54%

of Pharr'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 taxes34%

Property tax
28%$19.7 million
Other taxes
6.1%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$108 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$38.3 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; sewer and 3 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$15.3 million
  • Sewer$11.2 million
  • Water$9.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$2.7 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$2.1 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other3.0%

Fines
2.0%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$752 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pharr. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pharr 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.