ZIP 77420 · Wharton County, TX

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 77420: 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 77420?
77420 is served by the State of Texas, Boling Independent School District 901, Wharton County, Matagorda County, Fort Bend County and Needville Independent School District 906. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Boling Independent School District 901 spent $19.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Wharton County spent $35.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Matagorda County spent $34.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Fort Bend County spent $972 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025) and Needville Independent School District 906 spent $123 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 77420?
Of the governments serving 77420, Fort Bend County collected $503 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), Needville Independent School District 906 collected $27.8 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Wharton County collected $19.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Matagorda County collected $18.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Boling Independent School District 901 collected $5.2 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 77420.

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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: Wharton County, Matagorda County, Fort Bend County and Boling Independent School District 901

Why not this year? Texas governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Texas Education Agency (for 2025). Figures for Fort Bend County come from its own audited annual financial report. 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 77420

Fort Bend County$503 million

66% of its $761 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2025

Needville Independent School District 906$27.8 million

41% of its $68.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Wharton County$19.4 million

52% of its $37.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Matagorda County$18.7 million

61% of its $30.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Boling Independent School District 901$5.2 million

30% of its $17.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

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 counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Wharton County, Matagorda County and Fort Bend County provides local services like police and parks.

Wharton County

$35.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 62% of this ZIP is in Wharton County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes67%Fines and other15%Federal tax money7.8%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.0%State tax money4.2%Local tax money0.7%
Full Wharton County breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Wharton County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes67%

Property tax
52%$19.4 million
Sales tax
12%$4.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$970 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$868 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$139 thousand
  • Road charges$133 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$2.9 million

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$1.6 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$260 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
11%$4.3 million
Fines
3.5%$1.3 million
Wharton County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

46%

of Wharton County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Full Wharton County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
35%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$771 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$735 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$735 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$480 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$480 thousand
Social services
1.0%$364 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$364 thousand
Wharton County page →

Matagorda County

$34.0 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 26% of this ZIP is in Matagorda County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services (parks and recreation)13%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money7.9%State tax money5.9%
Full Matagorda County breakdown

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
61%$18.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$2.4 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$2.3 million
Fines
1.6%$503 thousand
Matagorda County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments6.8%Health and hospitals5.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

43%

of Matagorda County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Full Matagorda County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.0 million
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$773 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$855 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$437 thousand
  • Libraries$418 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$641 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$641 thousand
Social services
0.8%$275 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$275 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$66 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$15 thousand
Matagorda County page →

Fort Bend County

$972 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the county's own audited annual financial report.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Fort Bend County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes69%Grants from federal, state and local governments14%Fees for services9.5%Fines and other7.5%
Full Fort Bend County breakdown

County taxes69%

Property tax
66%$503 million
Sales tax
3.3%$24.8 million

Fees for services9.5%

Fees for services
9.5%$72.0 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments14%

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
14%$104 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$57.1 million
Fort Bend County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Debt payments (principal and interest)13%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%
Full Fort Bend County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$351 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$272 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
13%$127 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$113 million
Health and hospitals
7.5%$73.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$36.4 million
Fort Bend County page →

Your schools

Boling Independent School District 901

$19.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 84% of this ZIP is in Boling Independent School District 901.

Where the money comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes30%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money4.7%Fees for services3.1%
Full Boling Independent School District 901 breakdown

School district taxes30%

Property tax
30%$5.2 million

Fees for services3.1%

Fees for services
3.1%$537 thousand

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$823 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$9.2 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$1.7 million
Boling Independent School District 901 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Debt payments (principal and interest)10%Sent to other local governments1.9%
Full Boling Independent School District 901 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$17.3 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
10%$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$364 thousand
Boling Independent School District 901 page →

Needville Independent School District 906

$123 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Needville Independent School District 906.

Where the money comes from

State tax money43%School district taxes41%Fines and other10%Federal tax money3.3%Fees for services1.9%County and local tax money0.9%
Full Needville Independent School District 906 breakdown

School district taxes41%

Property tax
41%$27.8 million

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$1.3 million

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$2.3 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$29.2 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$598 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$7.0 million
Needville Independent School District 906 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.5%Sent to other local governments0.6%
Full Needville Independent School District 906 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$112 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.5%$10.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$686 thousand
Needville Independent School District 906 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.

Boling Independent School District 901. 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.

Wharton County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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.

Matagorda County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Fort Bend County. Fort Bend 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.

Needville Independent School District 906. 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.

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.