ZIP 78606 · Blanco County, TX

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 78606: 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 78606?
78606 is served by the State of Texas, Blanco Independent School District 902, Blanco County and Kendall County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Blanco Independent School District 902 spent $42.1 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Blanco County spent $8.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) and Kendall County spent $31.6 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 78606?
Of the governments serving 78606, Kendall County collected $22.6 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021), Blanco Independent School District 902 collected $15.7 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) and Blanco County collected $5.9 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 78606.

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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: Blanco County, Kendall County and Blanco Independent School District 902

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 78606

Kendall County$22.6 million

72% of its $31.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Blanco Independent School District 902$15.7 million

72% of its $21.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

Blanco County$5.9 million

70% of its $8.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 · 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 counties

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

Blanco County

$8.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 75% of this ZIP is in Blanco County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes87%Fees for services7.6%Fines and other3.9%State tax money1.8%
Full Blanco County breakdown

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes87%

Property tax
70%$5.9 million
Other taxes
8.6%$713 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$696 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.7%$641 thousand

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$637 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$637 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$151 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
2.7%$221 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$100 thousand
Blanco County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Social services3.5%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

55%

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

Full Blanco County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$115 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$645 thousand
  • Government buildings$293 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Social services
3.5%$306 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$306 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$237 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$128 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Blanco County page →

Kendall County

$31.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 21% of this ZIP is in Kendall County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes90%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.3%Fines and other2.0%State tax money1.3%
Full Kendall County breakdown

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes90%

Property tax
72%$22.6 million
Sales tax
10%$3.1 million
Other taxes
8.1%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$66 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$415 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.3%$398 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$229 thousand
Kendall County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

43%

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

Full Kendall County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$889 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.9%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$963 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$757 thousand
  • Libraries$206 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$808 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$808 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$558 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
Social services
1.2%$384 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$384 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$288 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$288 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$201 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$129 thousand
Kendall County page →

Your schools

Blanco Independent School District 902

$42.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Blanco Independent School District 902.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes72%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other5.9%Fees for services2.3%
Full Blanco Independent School District 902 breakdown

School district taxes72%

Property tax
72%$15.7 million

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$503 thousand

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$1.7 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.7 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.3 million
Blanco Independent School District 902 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges90%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.2%Sent to other local governments3.9%
Full Blanco Independent School District 902 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
90%$37.8 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.2%$2.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$1.6 million
Blanco Independent School District 902 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
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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.

Blanco Independent School District 902. 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.

Blanco County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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.

Kendall County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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.

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.