ZIP 76011 · Arlington, TX

Four governments run on your community's money

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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
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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
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Your county

Tarrant County

$2.70 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes40%Fees for services (hospital bills, parking)27%State tax money15%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money8.7%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

27%

of Tarrant County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 14%.

Full Tarrant County breakdown

County taxes40%

Property tax
38%$1.14 billion
Other taxes
2.0%$60.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$35.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$991 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$561 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$795 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$743 million
  • Other service charges$50.4 million
  • Parking$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$260 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$461 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$2.7 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$269 million
Fines
0.3%$7.8 million
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Where the money goes

Health and hospitals68%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs10%Housing and community development2.3%Roads, transit and parking2.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

68%

of Tarrant County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Tarrant County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
68%$1.84 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$1.51 billion
  • Public health$327 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$415 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$157 million
  • Courts and legal services$154 million
  • Police$76.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$28.0 million
  • Fire protection$523 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$275 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$179 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35.8 million
  • Government buildings$19.7 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$61.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$61.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$59.7 million
  • Parking$1.8 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$24.4 million
Social services
0.8%$21.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21.3 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$741 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$741 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$323 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$323 thousand
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Your city

City of Arlington

$806 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other5.6%State tax money1.4%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Arlington breakdown

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes52%

Property tax
23%$192 million
Sales tax
22%$184 million
Other taxes
7.4%$63.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$38.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$14.6 million
  • Other licenses$8.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$118 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$297 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$110 million
  • Water$109 million
  • Other service charges$49.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$24.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Airport$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$52.7 million

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$12.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$3.1 million

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$41.5 million
Fines
0.7%$5.9 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Interest on debt10%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

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

Full Arlington breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$210 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$130 million
  • Fire protection$65.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$183 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$100 million
  • Water supply$82.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$150 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$117 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.1 million
  • Government buildings$9.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$92.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$83.6 million
  • Libraries$9.3 million
Interest on debt
10%$84.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$74.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$9.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$73.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$72.6 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$6.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
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Your schools

Arlington Independent School

$916 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money44%Fines and other6.4%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.3%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Arlington Independent School breakdown

What stands out

48%

of Arlington Independent School's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$400 million

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$6.5 million
  • School lunches$4.4 million
  • School tuition and transportation$202 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$529 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$367 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%$284 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$51.1 million
Fines
0.3%$2.2 million
Arlington Independent School page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.8%Sent to other local governments0.3%

What stands out

5.8%

of Arlington Independent School's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Full Arlington Independent School breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$860 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$860 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$52.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$2.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$2.2 million
  • Sent to school districts$662 thousand
Arlington Independent School 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.

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

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

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

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.