ZIP 78234 · San Antonio, TX

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 78234: 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 78234?
78234 is served by the State of Texas, Bexar County, the City of San Antonio and Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Bexar County spent $1.25 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025), City of San Antonio spent $7.35 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914 spent $37.4 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 78234?
Of the governments serving 78234, City of San Antonio collected $723 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Bexar County collected $669 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 78234.

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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: Bexar County, San Antonio and Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914

Why not this year? Texas governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Texas Education Agency (for 2025). Figures for Bexar 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 78234

City of San Antonio$723 million

10% of its $7.25 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Bexar County$669 million

54% of its $1.24 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 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

Bexar County

$1.25 billion budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), from the county's own audited annual financial report.

Where the money comes from

County taxes62%Grants from federal, state and local governments23%Fines and other8.3%Fees for services6.8%
Full Bexar County breakdown

County taxes62%

Property tax
54%$669 million
Other taxes
6.5%$81.4 million
Tourism taxes
1.8%$22.0 million

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$85.2 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments23%

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
23%$284 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$86.7 million
Fines
1.3%$16.1 million
Bexar County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs34%Debt payments (principal and interest)14%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Social services2.7%All other spending1.1%
Full Bexar County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$496 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$420 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
14%$178 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$108 million
Social services
2.7%$33.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$12.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$1.3 million
Bexar County page →

Your city

City of San Antonio

$7.35 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes20%Fines and other7.8%State tax money4.2%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

66%

of San Antonio'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 San Antonio breakdown

City taxes20%

Property tax
10%$723 million
Sales tax
7.1%$515 million
Other taxes
2.8%$204 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$100 million
  • Other licenses$43.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$16.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$9.8 million
  • Amusement taxes$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$817 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$4.75 billion
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 12 more
  • Electric power$3.13 billion
  • Water$563 million
  • Sewer$299 million
  • Gas$234 million
  • Other service charges$166 million
  • Airport$154 million
  • Garbage collection$144 million
  • Parks and recreation$44.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9.7 million
  • Parking$8.0 million
  • Other school charges$2.3 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Housing$777 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$140 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$86.2 million

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$301 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$106 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$555 million
Fines
0.1%$7.7 million
San Antonio page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt7.7%Running the government and other costs7.1%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

57%

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

Full San Antonio breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$4.21 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.39 billion
  • Gas supply$656 million
  • Water supply$632 million
  • Sewer systems$375 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$940 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$536 million
  • Fire protection$359 million
  • Courts and legal services$30.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$15.0 million
Interest on debt
7.7%$570 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$288 million
  • Interest on general debt$205 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$76.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$522 million
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$362 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51.0 million
  • Government buildings$32.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$461 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$357 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$209 million
  • Airports$140 million
  • Parking$7.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$277 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$229 million
  • Libraries$47.3 million
Social services
2.7%$199 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$199 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$96.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$96.1 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$95.5 million
Schools and colleges
1.1%$82.4 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$82.4 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1.2 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$1.2 million
San Antonio page →

Your schools

Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914

$37.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money44%State tax money42%County and local tax money9.2%Fines and other2.7%Fees for services1.6%
Full Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914 breakdown

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$617 thousand

Federal tax money44%

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

From the federal government
44%$17.1 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$16.4 million

County and local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.2%$3.6 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$1.0 million
Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges93%Sent to other local governments6.5%Debt payments (principal and interest)<0.1%
Full Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
93%$34.9 million
Sent to other local governments
6.5%$2.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
<0.1%$30 thousand
Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914 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
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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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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.

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

Ft. Sam Houston Independent School District 914. 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.