ZIP 77581 · Pearland, TX

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 77581: 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 77581?
77581 is served by the State of Texas, Pearland Independent School District 908, Brazoria County and the City of Pearland. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Pearland Independent School District 908 spent $299 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Brazoria County spent $329 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and City of Pearland spent $405 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 77581?
Of the governments serving 77581, Brazoria County collected $145 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Pearland Independent School District 908 collected $115 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) and City of Pearland collected $109 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 77581.

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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: Brazoria County, Pearland and Pearland Independent School District 908

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 77581

Brazoria County$145 million

51% of its $282 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Pearland Independent School District 908$115 million

39% of its $293 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

City of Pearland$109 million

37% of its $298 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

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

Brazoria County

$329 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 94% of this ZIP is in Brazoria County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes69%Fines and other11%State tax money9.9%Fees for services (airport, parks and recreation)5.4%Federal tax money5.4%
Full Brazoria County breakdown

What stands out

14%

of Brazoria County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.7%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
51%$145 million
Sales tax
14%$40.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$8.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.3 million
  • Other licenses$830 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$15.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9.6 million
  • Airport$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$15.1 million

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$28.0 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$27.2 million
Fines
0.9%$2.7 million
Brazoria County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Housing and community development4.5%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

20%

of Brazoria County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Full Brazoria County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$110 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$20.4 million
  • Government buildings$12.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$100 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$36.9 million
  • Police$34.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$27.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$758 thousand
  • Fire protection$580 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$476 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$64.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$60.8 million
  • Airports$4.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$17.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
  • Libraries$8.6 million
Housing and community development
4.5%$15.0 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$9.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.3 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$7.5 million
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$3.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.7 million
Social services
0.2%$597 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$597 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$142 thousand
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$142 thousand
Brazoria County page →

Your city

City of Pearland

$405 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 83% of this ZIP is in Pearland.

Where the money comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other5.0%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.9%
Full Pearland breakdown

What stands out

37%

of Pearland's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes57%

Property tax
37%$109 million
Sales tax
15%$46.2 million
Other taxes
4.7%$13.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.8 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$90.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$31.5 million
  • Sewer$27.0 million
  • Other service charges$23.2 million
  • Garbage collection$7.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$6.1 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$14.2 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%$2.7 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$11.1 million
Fines
1.2%$3.7 million
Pearland page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending7.1%

What stands out

40%

of Pearland's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Full Pearland breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$161 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$96.6 million
  • Sewer systems$57.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$69.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$36.2 million
  • Fire protection$27.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$63.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$63.9 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$53.8 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$46.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$28.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$21.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20.7 million
  • Libraries$280 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.9%$7.9 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$7.9 million
Pearland page →

Your schools

Pearland Independent School District 908

$299 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 95% of this ZIP is in Pearland Independent School District 908.

Where the money comes from

State tax money49%School district taxes39%Federal tax money4.8%Fees for services3.8%Fines and other2.7%
Full Pearland Independent School District 908 breakdown

School district taxes39%

Property tax
39%$115 million

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services
3.8%$11.2 million

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$13.9 million

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$145 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$7.8 million
Pearland Independent School District 908 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges84%Debt payments (principal and interest)16%Sent to other local governments0.3%
Full Pearland Independent School District 908 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
84%$251 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
16%$46.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$803 thousand
Pearland Independent School District 908 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.

Pearland Independent School District 908. 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.

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

City of Pearland. 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.

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.