City government · Smith County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tyler took in $227 million and spent $253 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other8.4%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
27%$61.9 million
Property tax
12%$27.1 million
Other taxes
8.8%$20.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$12.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Amusement taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$77.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$34.4 million
  • Sewer$20.4 million
  • Garbage collection$16.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Airport$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$830 thousand
  • Transit fares$160 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$130 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$20.4 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$1.7 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$10.8 million
Fines
3.6%$8.3 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

39%

of Tyler'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
39%$97.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$42.9 million
  • Water supply$38.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$60.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$33.3 million
  • Fire protection$22.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$31.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$22.4 million
  • Airports$4.5 million
  • Public transit$4.3 million
  • Parking$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$29.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$25.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$407 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$14.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.2 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Housing and community development
5.2%$13.1 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$4.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$551 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$525 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$525 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tyler. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Tyler 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.