ZIP 76116 · Fort Worth, TX

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 76116: 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 76116?
76116 is served by the State of Texas, Tarrant County, Fort Worth Independent School District 905, the City of Fort Worth and the City of Benbrook. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Tarrant County spent $998 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), Fort Worth Independent School District 905 spent $1.34 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), City of Fort Worth spent $3.12 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025) and City of Benbrook spent $17.0 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 76116?
Of the governments serving 76116, City of Fort Worth collected $790 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), Fort Worth Independent School District 905 collected $557 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Tarrant County collected $511 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025) and City of Benbrook collected $14.1 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 76116.

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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: Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Benbrook and Fort Worth Independent School District 905

Why not this year? Texas governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Texas Education Agency (for 2025). Figures for Tarrant County and Fort Worth come from their own audited annual financial reports. 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 76116

City of Fort Worth$790 million

30% of its $2.67 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2025

Fort Worth Independent School District 905$557 million

48% of its $1.17 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Tarrant County$511 million

54% of its $948 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2025

City of Benbrook$14.1 million

59% of its $23.7 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

Tarrant County

$998 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the county's own audited annual financial report.

Where the money comes from

County taxes54%Grants from federal, state and local governments25%Fees for services13%Fines and other7.5%
Full Tarrant County breakdown

County taxes54%

Property tax
54%$511 million
Other taxes
0.1%$1.4 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$125 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments25%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
25%$240 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$70.8 million
Tarrant County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs29%Social services17%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.2%Roads, transit and parking3.1%
Full Tarrant County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$457 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$292 million
Social services
17%$167 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.2%$52.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$30.5 million
Tarrant County page →

Your cities and towns

City of Fort Worth

$3.12 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the city's own audited annual financial report.

About 87% of this ZIP is in Fort Worth.

Where the money comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services34%Fines and other11%Grants from federal, state and local governments6.6%
Full Fort Worth breakdown

City taxes49%

Property tax
30%$790 million
Sales tax
14%$367 million
Other taxes
5.8%$154 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$894 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments6.6%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
6.6%$176 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$279 million
Fines
0.3%$6.9 million
Fort Worth page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs18%Debt payments (principal and interest)14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending9.4%
Full Fort Worth breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$882 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$757 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$557 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
14%$434 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$202 million
Housing and community development
5.8%$182 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$97.7 million
Social services
0.4%$13.8 million
Fort Worth page →

City of Benbrook

$17.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021.

About 13% of this ZIP is in Benbrook.

Where the money comes from

City taxes81%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.3%County and local tax money2.2%
Full Benbrook breakdown

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes81%

Property tax
59%$14.1 million
Sales tax
14%$3.4 million
Other taxes
7.2%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$504 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$10 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$519 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$1.9 million
Fines
2.6%$618 thousand
Benbrook page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Housing and community development5.9%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

59%

of Benbrook's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Full Benbrook breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$407 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$1.6 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)$828 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$534 thousand
  • Government buildings$245 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Housing and community development
5.9%$999 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$942 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$942 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$85 thousand
Benbrook page →

Your schools

Fort Worth Independent School District 905

$1.34 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 98% of this ZIP is in Fort Worth Independent School District 905.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes48%State tax money35%Federal tax money11%Fines and other5.8%Fees for services0.3%
Full Fort Worth Independent School District 905 breakdown

School district taxes48%

Property tax
48%$557 million

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$3.2 million

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$131 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$412 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$68.4 million
Fort Worth Independent School District 905 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges87%Debt payments (principal and interest)13%Sent to other local governments0.6%
Full Fort Worth Independent School District 905 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
87%$1.16 billion
Debt payments (principal and interest)
13%$171 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$8.3 million
Fort Worth Independent School District 905 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
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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. Tarrant County, Texas, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 September 30, 2023.

Fort Worth Independent School District 905. 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 Fort Worth. City of Fort Worth, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 September 30, 2023.

City of Benbrook. 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.

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.