ZIP 78737 · Hays County, TX

Five 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 counties

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

Hays County

$283 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 71% of this ZIP is in Hays County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes75%Federal tax money7.2%Fines and other6.6%State tax money5.4%Fees for services5.4%
Full Hays County breakdown

What stands out

13%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
53%$127 million
Sales tax
13%$31.7 million
Other taxes
9.8%$23.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$20.8 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$13.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$13.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.2%

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

From the federal government
7.2%$17.5 million

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$13.1 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$14.1 million
Fines
0.8%$1.9 million
Hays County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt7.8%Sent to other local governments7.4%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

21%

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

Full Hays County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$103 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$40.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$34.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$26.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$58.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58.7 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$53.7 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$39.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
Interest on debt
7.8%$22.0 million
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$20.9 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$20.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$335 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$17.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$5.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$720 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$720 thousand
Social services
0.1%$324 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$324 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$162 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$162 thousand
Hays County page →

Travis County

$1.70 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

About 29% of this ZIP is in Travis County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services (housing, parks, land and natural resources)17%State tax money5.8%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other5.2%Local tax money2.1%
Full Travis County breakdown

What stands out

63%

of Travis County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
63%$1.19 billion
Other taxes
0.7%$13.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$328 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 2 more
  • Other service charges$321 million
  • Housing$5.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$104 million

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$110 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$40.1 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$93.6 million
Fines
0.2%$3.9 million
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Where the money goes

Health and hospitals39%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Social services3.7%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

39%

of Travis County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Travis County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
39%$669 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$669 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$534 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$189 million
  • Courts and legal services$178 million
  • Police$113 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$53.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$863 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$206 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$80.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$59.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37.3 million
  • Government buildings$28.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$90.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90.1 million
Social services
3.7%$63.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$63.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$53.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53.0 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$42.2 million
Environment and natural resources
2.2%$37.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$37.9 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$2.2 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$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$843 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$843 thousand
Travis County page →

Your schools

Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904

$148 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 64% of this ZIP is in Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes78%State tax money9.6%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.5%Federal tax money0.5%
Full Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904 breakdown

What stands out

78%

of Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes78%

Property tax
78%$105 million

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$3.8 million
  • Other school charges$2.6 million
  • School tuition and transportation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$698 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$13.0 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$8.5 million
Fines
0.4%$607 thousand
Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges87%Interest on debt6.6%Sent to other local governments6.0%

What stands out

6%

of Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Full Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
87%$129 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$129 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$9.7 million
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$8.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$8.8 million
  • Sent to school districts$44 thousand
Dripping Spgs Independent School District 904 page →

Austin Independent School District 901

$2.01 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 29% of this ZIP is in Austin Independent School District 901.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes72%State tax money17%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%Federal tax money0.6%
Full Austin Independent School District 901 breakdown

What stands out

72%

of Austin Independent School District 901's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes72%

Property tax
72%$908 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$15.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • School lunches$8.7 million
  • School tuition and transportation$3.9 million
  • Other school charges$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$7.8 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$210 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$110 million
Fines
0.4%$5.0 million
Austin Independent School District 901 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges63%Sent to other local governments33%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

33%

of Austin Independent School District 901's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 25,000+ students spend nothing on this.

Full Austin Independent School District 901 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
63%$1.26 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.26 billion
Sent to other local governments
33%$669 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$665 million
  • Sent to school districts$3.7 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$85.4 million
Austin Independent School District 901 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.

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

Dripping Spgs 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.

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

Austin Independent School District 901. 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.