Government budget and revenue in Austin, Texas: official figures
Austin's city government took in $5.6 billion in total revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023, or $5,701 for each of its 974,447 residents (2024 figure in the finance file).
How much does Austin spend and on what?
It spent $5.6 billion in the same year, $5,753 per resident. The largest identified functions were the electric utility (32.2%), roads and highways (10.1%) and police (7.0%) of the total.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much tax does Austin collect per resident?
Taxes raised $1.7 billion ($1,792 per resident) in the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023, 50.4% of general revenue, compared with 49.3% for all US city governments combined in 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyWhat taxes does Austin rely on?
Of Austin's tax revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023, property tax made up 60.6%, general sales tax 22.5%, selective sales taxes (on utilities, fuel, alcohol, tobacco, hotels and others) 10.1%. Across all US city governments in 2022, property tax made up 48.1% and general sales tax 19.8%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much federal and state money does Austin get?
Payments from other governments made up 5.5% of Austin's city government's general revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023: 3.6% from the federal government ($128 per resident), 1.2% from the state and 0.7% from other local governments. For all US city governments in 2022 the aid share was 24.3%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Austin raise from fees and utilities?
Fees and charges for services such as sewerage, trash, parks and airports brought in $1.2 billion, 35.5% of general revenue (all US city governments in 2022: 20.0%). Revenue of government-owned utilities (water, electricity, gas or transit) added $2.1 billion.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Austin spend on police?
Austin's city government spent $393.51 million on police in the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023, $404 per resident and 7.0% of its total spending; police took 10.3% of spending across all US city governments in 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Austin spend on fire protection?
Fire protection cost $249.75 million, $256 per resident, in the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much debt does Austin have?
At the end of the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023, Austin's city government owed $7.0 billion in long-term debt, $7,164 per resident. During the year it issued no new long-term debt and repaid $899.84 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Austin pay in interest on its debt?
Interest on debt cost $282.45 million in the fiscal year ended 30 September 2023, 5.0% of total spending.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyAre the Austin budget figures reported or estimated?
Austin did not report most of its 2024 figures: the Census Bureau imputed 100% of the revenue dollars in its record, so these amounts are estimates and are left out of the city rankings.
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit files (item amounts for every sampled government, directory with population and fiscal year end, state estimates by type of government), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0967c4d30466…)
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