City government · Bowie County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Texarkana took in $75.4 million and spent $55.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Federal tax money11%Fines and other2.6%State tax money0.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes57%

Sales tax
26%$19.6 million
Property tax
25%$19.0 million
Other taxes
5.5%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$428 thousand
  • Other licenses$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$21.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$12.2 million
  • Sewer$8.6 million
  • Garbage collection$748 thousand
  • Other service charges$244 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$8.4 million

State tax money0.3%

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

From the state
0.3%$253 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%$227 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$1.4 million
Fines
0.8%$600 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals8.5%Running the government and other costs7.5%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

8.5%

of Texarkana's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$17.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$10.0 million
  • Sewer systems$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$595 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$13.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$494 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
Health and hospitals
8.5%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$540 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$609 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$384 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Texarkana. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Texarkana 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.