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San Angelo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), San Angelo took in $194 million and spent $232 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other6.0%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
25%$49.3 million
Sales tax
16%$31.6 million
Other taxes
4.4%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$78.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$43.7 million
  • Sewer$20.2 million
  • Other service charges$9.6 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Airport$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$675 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$393 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$11.9 million

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$2.5 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$8.9 million
Fines
1.4%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

43%

of San Angelo'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
43%$100 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$65.4 million
  • Sewer systems$32.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$53.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$26.8 million
  • Fire protection$22.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$29.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$24.1 million
  • Airports$5.3 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$26.5 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$12.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$503 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$11.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.3 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$6.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$567 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$514 thousand
Social services
0.2%$473 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$473 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Angelo. 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 San Angelo 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.