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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Rowlett took in $125 million and spent $133 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.9%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

38%

of Rowlett's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes53%

Property tax
38%$48.0 million
Sales tax
7.7%$9.6 million
Other taxes
6.5%$8.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$340 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$45.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$22.6 million
  • Sewer$13.7 million
  • Garbage collection$7.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$2.4 million

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$178 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.1 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$8.4 million
Fines
1.1%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

15%

of Rowlett's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$38.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$19.7 million
  • Police$16.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$934 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$33.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$16.7 million
  • Sewer systems$10.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.3 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$20.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$20.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$12.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.9 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$5.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$143 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rowlett. 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 Rowlett 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.