ZIP 79109 · Amarillo, TX

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 79109: 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 79109?
79109 is served by the State of Texas, the City of Amarillo, Amarillo Independent School District, Randall County and Potter County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), City of Amarillo spent $507 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Amarillo Independent School District spent $412 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), Randall County spent $64.5 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) and Potter County spent $135 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 79109?
Of the governments serving 79109, Amarillo Independent School District collected $94.2 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025), City of Amarillo collected $68.6 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Potter County collected $66.1 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Randall County collected $48.1 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 79109.

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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: Randall County, Potter County, Amarillo and Amarillo Independent School District

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 79109

Amarillo Independent School District$94.2 million

24% of its $396 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

City of Amarillo$68.6 million

13% of its $521 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Potter County$66.1 million

61% of its $108 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Randall County$48.1 million

56% of its $85.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2021

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

Randall County

$64.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021.

About 79% of this ZIP is in Randall County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%Federal tax money21%Fines and other8.1%Local tax money7.0%State tax money3.2%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Randall County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

Full Randall County breakdown

County taxes60%

Property tax
56%$48.1 million
Other taxes
4.0%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$531 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$531 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$18.1 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.8 million

Local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.0%$6.0 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$5.6 million
Fines
1.6%$1.3 million
Randall County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Sent to other local governments2.7%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

66%

of Randall County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Full Randall County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
66%$42.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$16.3 million
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$13.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$397 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$397 thousand
Social services
0.3%$212 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Randall County page →

Potter County

$135 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 21% of this ZIP is in Potter County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes67%Federal tax money14%Fines and other12%State tax money4.7%Local tax money1.4%Fees for services (road charges)1.0%
Full Potter County breakdown

What stands out

61%

of Potter County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes67%

Property tax
61%$66.1 million
Sales tax
4.1%$4.4 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; amusement licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$290 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$15.6 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$5.0 million

Local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$9.6 million
Fines
2.9%$3.2 million
Potter County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs51%Police, fire, courts and jails44%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

51%

of Potter County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Full Potter County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$69.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$41.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$60.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$20.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$15.3 million
  • Police$15.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.6 million
Potter County page →

Your city

City of Amarillo

$507 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money5.5%State tax money4.4%County and local tax money0.8%
Full Amarillo breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Amarillo's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes49%

Sales tax
19%$101 million
Other taxes
17%$88.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$56.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$26.7 million
  • Other licenses$3.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$68.6 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$158 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$65.1 million
  • Sewer$30.6 million
  • Garbage collection$27.1 million
  • Airport$14.5 million
  • Other service charges$11.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.0 million
  • Transit fares$403 thousand
  • Housing$184 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%$28.5 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$22.9 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$3.9 million

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$47.0 million
Fines
0.7%$3.5 million
Amarillo page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services10%All other spending20%

What stands out

10%

of Amarillo's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Full Amarillo breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$135 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$65.2 million
  • Sewer systems$45.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$24.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$106 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$56.8 million
  • Fire protection$40.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$58.0 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$41.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$5.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$56.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$31.9 million
  • Airports$19.6 million
  • Public transit$5.4 million
Social services
10%$50.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$39.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35.1 million
  • Libraries$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.6%$28.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28.3 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$17.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$6.8 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$16.2 million
Amarillo page →

Your schools

Amarillo Independent School District

$412 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 92% of this ZIP is in Amarillo Independent School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money61%School district taxes24%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services0.8%County and local tax money0.4%
Full Amarillo Independent School District breakdown

School district taxes24%

Property tax
24%$94.2 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$3.3 million

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$43.6 million

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$241 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$13.2 million
Amarillo Independent School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges94%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.5%Sent to other local governments0.4%
Full Amarillo Independent School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$388 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.5%$22.8 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$1.6 million
Amarillo Independent School District 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.

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

Amarillo Independent School District. 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.

Randall County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Potter County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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.