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Round Rock's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Round Rock took in $353 million and spent $348 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 taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other11%State tax money7.1%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

32%

of Round Rock's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes58%

Sales tax
32%$112 million
Property tax
21%$75.4 million
Other taxes
4.7%$16.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$8.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$363 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$57 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$31 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$78.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$37.6 million
  • Sewer$26.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$10.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$7.6 million

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$24.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$35.8 million
Fines
0.7%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking16%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

18%

of Round Rock's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$73.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$39.2 million
  • Fire protection$30.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$71.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$45.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.4 million
  • Government buildings$6.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$66.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$39.3 million
  • Sewer systems$27.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$367 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$61.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$36.9 million
  • Libraries$24.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$56.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56.6 million
Interest on debt
4.6%$16.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.6 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$1.7 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Round Rock. 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 Round Rock 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.