ZIP 78563 · Hidalgo County, TX

Three governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

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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Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Hidalgo County provides local services like police and parks.

Hidalgo County

$696 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 99% of this ZIP is in Hidalgo County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes64%Federal tax money13%State tax money11%Fines and other7.1%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)4.4%Local tax money0.1%
Full Hidalgo County breakdown

What stands out

20%

of Hidalgo 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 taxes64%

Property tax
44%$320 million
Other taxes
20%$148 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$138 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Amusement taxes$565 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$32.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$30.3 million
  • Road charges$1.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$317 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$95.8 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$77.7 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$728 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$43.1 million
Fines
1.2%$8.4 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Sent to other local governments19%Running the government and other costs15%Environment and natural resources9.8%Roads, transit and parking7.3%All other spending26%

What stands out

19%

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

Full Hidalgo County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$159 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$48.4 million
  • Police$43.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$38.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$27.8 million
  • Fire protection$671 thousand
Sent to other local governments
19%$132 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$130 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$108 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$26.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.0 million
  • Government buildings$21.3 million
Environment and natural resources
9.8%$68.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$68.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$50.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$50.9 million
Schools and colleges
6.4%$44.5 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$44.5 million
Social services
5.5%$38.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$38.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$31.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31.8 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$26.2 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$20.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$9.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.6 million
Hidalgo County page →

Your schools

Edinburg Independent School District 904

$502 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 99% of this ZIP is in Edinburg Independent School District 904.

Where the money comes from

State tax money80%School district taxes16%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

80%

of Edinburg Independent School District 904's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 55%.

Full Edinburg Independent School District 904 breakdown

School district taxes16%

Property tax
16%$76.7 million

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.4 million
  • School lunches$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$1.6 million

State tax money80%

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

From the state
80%$376 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$159 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$8.7 million
Fines
0.3%$1.6 million
Edinburg Independent School District 904 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.1%Sent to other local governments0.2%
Full Edinburg Independent School District 904 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$495 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$495 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$5.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$806 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$806 thousand
Edinburg Independent School District 904 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.

Hidalgo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Edinburg Independent School District 904. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

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.