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Sugar Land's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sugar Land took in $309 million and spent $244 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, airport)37%Fines and other11%State tax money1.4%County and local tax money1.3%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
22%$67.3 million
Sales tax
22%$67.3 million
Other taxes
4.9%$15.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$8.7 million
  • Other licenses$3.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$113 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; airport and 4 more
  • Water$44.4 million
  • Airport$22.9 million
  • Sewer$22.4 million
  • Other service charges$12.7 million
  • Garbage collection$10.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$755 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$3.6 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$4.4 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$3.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$32.1 million
Fines
0.5%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

8.1%

of Sugar Land's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$62.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$31.7 million
  • Fire protection$23.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$50.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$27.9 million
  • Sewer systems$14.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$44.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$23.4 million
  • Roads and highways$21.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$39.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$4.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$23.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23.6 million
Interest on debt
8.1%$19.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$12.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$7.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$2.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$56 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$56 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sugar Land. 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 Sugar Land 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.