ZIP 78046 · Laredo, TX

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 78046: 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 78046?
78046 is served by the State of Texas, Webb County, United Independent School District 903, Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904 and the City of Laredo. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Webb County spent $219 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), United Independent School District 903 spent $586 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904 spent $14.8 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) and City of Laredo spent $622 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 78046?
Of the governments serving 78046, United Independent School District 903 collected $198 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Webb County collected $113 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), City of Laredo collected $107 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904 collected $7.6 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 78046.

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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: Webb County, Laredo, United Independent School District 903 and Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904

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 78046

United Independent School District 903$198 million

36% of its $545 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Webb County$113 million

47% of its $242 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

City of Laredo$107 million

15% of its $693 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904$7.6 million

64% of its $12.0 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 county

Webb County

$219 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes70%State tax money14%Federal tax money6.0%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)5.3%Fines and other4.2%Local tax money0.1%
Full Webb County breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Webb County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes70%

Property tax
47%$113 million
Other taxes
12%$29.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$26.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.8 million
  • Amusement taxes$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$27.3 million

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 3 more
  • Other service charges$9.4 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Transit fares$55 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$14.6 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$34.5 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$358 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$9.4 million
Fines
0.3%$696 thousand
Webb County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs20%Sent to other local governments11%Schools and colleges7.3%Roads, transit and parking5.1%All other spending12%

What stands out

11%

of Webb County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 250,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Webb County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$98.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$33.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$31.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$16.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$10.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$251 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$43.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$28.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$23.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$23.6 million
Schools and colleges
7.3%$16.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
  • Public transit$929 thousand
Social services
4.0%$8.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$5.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.5 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$4.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$171 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$227 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$227 thousand
Webb County page →

Your city

City of Laredo

$622 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 12% of this ZIP is in Laredo.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (tolls, water)46%City taxes30%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Laredo's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

Full Laredo breakdown

City taxes30%

Property tax
15%$107 million
Sales tax
11%$74.0 million
Other taxes
3.5%$24.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$10.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.0 million
  • Amusement taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$319 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; other service charges and 9 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$80.8 million
  • Other service charges$71.9 million
  • Water$63.9 million
  • Sewer$46.5 million
  • Garbage collection$33.5 million
  • Airport$7.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.5 million
  • Transit fares$3.4 million
  • Housing$1.8 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$315 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$61.7 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$37.6 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$972 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$62.2 million
Fines
0.8%$5.9 million
Laredo page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries9.2%Running the government and other costs9.1%All other spending13%

What stands out

22%

of Laredo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Full Laredo breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$153 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$84.5 million
  • Fire protection$60.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$138 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$58.9 million
  • Sewer systems$52.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$26.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$137 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges; airports and 3 more
  • Toll roads and bridges$67.5 million
  • Airports$24.2 million
  • Roads and highways$23.1 million
  • Public transit$20.2 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.2%$57.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$53.4 million
  • Libraries$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$56.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$39.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$654 thousand
Interest on debt
5.5%$34.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$20.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$13.1 million
Health and hospitals
5.3%$33.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33.1 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$11.6 million
Social services
0.3%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Laredo page →

Your schools

United Independent School District 903

$586 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 82% of this ZIP is in United Independent School District 903.

Where the money comes from

State tax money46%School district taxes36%Federal tax money15%Fines and other2.8%Fees for services0.4%
Full United Independent School District 903 breakdown

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$198 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$2.3 million

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$79.4 million

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$251 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$15.0 million
United Independent School District 903 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)7.9%Sent to other local governments0.5%
Full United Independent School District 903 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$537 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
7.9%$46.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$2.7 million
United Independent School District 903 page →

Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904

$14.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes64%State tax money15%Fines and other11%Federal tax money7.7%County and local tax money2.6%Fees for services0.1%
Full Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904 breakdown

School district taxes64%

Property tax
64%$7.6 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$15 thousand

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$917 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.8 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$308 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.3 million
Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges72%Debt payments (principal and interest)17%Sent to other local governments12%
Full Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
72%$10.6 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
17%$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$1.7 million
Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904 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.

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

United 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.

Webb Consolidated Independent School District 904. 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 Laredo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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.