City government · Hidalgo County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), San Juan took in $31.0 million and spent $29.2 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)37%Federal tax money8.9%Fines and other3.2%State tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

of San Juan's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes49%

Property tax
30%$9.3 million
Sales tax
14%$4.4 million
Other taxes
4.9%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$959 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$460 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$71 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$2.8 million

State tax money1.9%

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

From the state
1.9%$598 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$86 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$642 thousand
Fines
1.2%$363 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking7.2%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

16%

of San Juan's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$9.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
  • Water supply$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$4.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$572 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$270 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
4.2%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Interest on debt
3.0%$881 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$724 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$157 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of San Juan. 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 San Juan 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.