ZIP 75020 · Denison, TX

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 75020: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Texas governments, the Texas Education Agency, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 75020?
75020 is served by the State of Texas, Grayson County, Denison Independent School District 903, the City of Denison and Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Grayson County spent $71.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Denison Independent School District 903 spent $159 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), City of Denison spent $44.2 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) and Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913 spent $52.6 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 75020?
Of the governments serving 75020, Grayson County collected $46.3 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Denison Independent School District 903 collected $38.3 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913 collected $14.4 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023) and City of Denison collected $9.8 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 75020.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Grayson County, Denison, Denison Independent School District 903 and Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913

Why not this year? Texas governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Texas Education Agency (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 75020

Grayson County$46.3 million

60% of its $77.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Denison Independent School District 903$38.3 million

45% of its $85.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913$14.4 million

59% of its $24.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2023

City of Denison$9.8 million

22% of its $45.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2021

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Grayson County

$71.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes65%Fees for services (airport, road charges)16%State tax money10%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money2.4%Local tax money0.3%
Full Grayson County breakdown

What stands out

60%

of Grayson County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes65%

Property tax
60%$46.3 million
Other taxes
4.9%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$12.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9.8 million
  • Airport$1.5 million
  • Road charges$907 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$1.8 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$8.0 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$217 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$4.1 million
Fines
1.0%$767 thousand
Grayson County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals6.1%Sent to other local governments4.9%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

54%

of Grayson County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Full Grayson County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$38.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$15.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.9 million
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$685 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$11.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
  • Airports$1.7 million
  • Public transit$84 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$11.1 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)$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
6.1%$4.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.4 million
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$3.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$930 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$602 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$602 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Libraries$145 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Grayson County page →

Your city

City of Denison

$44.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021.

About 42% of this ZIP is in Denison.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%City taxes44%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.6%State tax money0.2%
Full Denison breakdown

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
22%$9.8 million
Sales tax
15%$6.7 million
Other taxes
7.7%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$511 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$20.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$8.5 million
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$608 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$156 thousand
  • Hospital bills$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.3 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$69 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$726 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Fines
2.6%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.1 million
Denison page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Interest on debt5.7%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Denison's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Full Denison breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$17.8 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$14.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$306 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$371 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$757 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$557 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$452 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$452 thousand
Denison page →

Your schools

Denison Independent School District 903

$159 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 70% of this ZIP is in Denison Independent School District 903.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes45%State tax money37%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money8.1%Fees for services1.5%
Full Denison Independent School District 903 breakdown

School district taxes45%

Property tax
45%$38.3 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$1.3 million

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$6.9 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$32.1 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$7.3 million
Denison Independent School District 903 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges90%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.4%Sent to other local governments0.4%
Full Denison Independent School District 903 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$144 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.4%$15.0 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$706 thousand
Denison Independent School District 903 page →

Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913

$52.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 24% of this ZIP is in Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes59%State tax money21%Fines and other13%Federal tax money4.5%Fees for services (school lunches)2.4%County and local tax money<0.1%
Full Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913 breakdown

What stands out

59%

of Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes59%

Property tax
59%$14.4 million

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$574 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$319 thousand
  • School lunches$255 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$1.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$5.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.0 million
Fines
0.9%$223 thousand
Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt5.1%Sent to other local governments0.1%

What stands out

5.1%

of Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 0.9%.

Full Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$49.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$49.8 million
Interest on debt
5.1%$2.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$64 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$64 thousand
Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913 page →

Your state

State of Texas

$211.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money33%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other11%Local tax money2.2%
Full Texas breakdown

What stands out

26%

of Texas' money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes42%

Sales tax
26%$54.3 billion
Other taxes
16%$33.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; severance taxes and 15 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.63 billion
  • Severance taxes$8.60 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.34 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.85 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.37 billion
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.79 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$1.10 billion
  • Public utility taxes$875 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$677 million
  • Driver's licenses$192 million
  • Other licenses$171 million
  • Corporation licenses$164 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$113 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$101 million
  • Amusement taxes$26.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$21.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$24.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$11.5 billion
  • College tuition$8.99 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.91 billion
  • Other service charges$1.07 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$430 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$81.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$74.6 million
  • Housing$26.4 million
  • Road charges$26.2 million
  • Other education charges$24.4 million
  • School lunches$287 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Other school charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$68.4 billion

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
2.2%$4.68 billion

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$23.2 billion
Fines
0.1%$305 million
Texas page →

Where the money goes

Social services27%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges20%Health and hospitals8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

20%

of Texas' spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Texas breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
27%$58.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; veterans' services and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$57.2 billion
  • Veterans' services$514 million
  • Welfare institutions$157 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
Sent to local governments
23%$49.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$41.9 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.99 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$1.65 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.09 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$563 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$523 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$360 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$181 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$153 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$127 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$126 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$112 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$106 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$60.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$23.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$5.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.7 million
Schools and colleges
20%$42.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$35.7 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.81 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.73 billion
  • Other education$1.28 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$124 million
Health and hospitals
8.9%$18.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.7 billion
  • Public health$4.09 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$18.7 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$18.4 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$179 million
  • Public transit$59.6 million
  • Airports$16.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$15.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$11.3 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.05 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.68 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 million
  • Government buildings$238 million
  • Other government administration$90.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$8.70 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.75 billion
  • Police$1.87 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.07 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$850 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$170 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.81 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.42 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.42 billion
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$543 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$499 million
  • Libraries$44.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$207 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$120 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$87.6 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$107 million
Texas page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Texas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

Grayson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Denison Independent School District 903. Texas Education Agency, PEIMS financial actual data, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

City of Denison. 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.

Pottsboro Rural Independent School District 913. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

How these figures are counted. Texas school district figures are the audited annual financial data that districts report to the Texas Education Agency (PEIMS) for the 2024-25 school year, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They cover all governmental funds plus food service and other enterprise funds, and leave out bond proceeds, transfers between a district's own funds and internal service funds. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.