HOUSTON CITY finances
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HOUSTON CITY
City or town in Texas (Harris County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 2,302,878.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $3.2 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $2.7 billion | A |
| Other general revenue | $657.9 million | U |
| From the federal government | $437.9 million | B |
| From the state government | $379.0 million | C |
| From local governments | $287.6 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $4.7 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $1.4 billion | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $631.5 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $48.7 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $7.6 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $6.8 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $12.5 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Local Fire Protection | $1.2 billion |
| Police Protection | $1.0 billion |
| Air Trans | $790.7 million |
| Sewerage | $700.4 million |
| Central Staff | $418.9 million |
| Water Utilities | $416.8 million |
| Regular Highways | $334.6 million |
| General NEC | $314.3 million |
| Health | $174.4 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $143.6 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $136.2 million |
| Parks & Rec | $109.9 million |
| Protective Inspection | $93.0 million |
| Financial Adm | $77.5 million |
| Judicial | $68.6 million |
| Libraries | $61.7 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $53.1 million |
| Parking | $11.4 million |
| Natural Resources NEC | $392,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $12.2 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.9 billion |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $1.7 billion |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $12.4 billion |
| 61V | Short Term Debt O/S-Beginning | $275.8 million |
| 64V | Short Term Debt O/S-End of FY | $91.0 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $728.3 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $1.6 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $19,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $9.4 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $30.3 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $808.7 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $8.4 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $179.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $887.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $437.9 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $379.0 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $287.6 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $296.4 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $76.4 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $1.2 billion |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $68.6 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $414.1 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $51.0 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $171.6 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $140.3 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $135.4 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $47.2 million |
| E59 | Natural Resources NEC-Cur Op | $177,000 |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $11.0 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $94.3 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $1.0 billion |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $91.7 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $298.7 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $113.4 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $256.9 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $247.7 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $494.3 million |
| F23 | Financial Adm-Construction | $1.1 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $8.5 million |
| F25 | Judicial-Construction | $30,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $4.8 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $2.1 million |
| F32 | Health-Construction | $2.8 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $194.3 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $803,000 |
| F52 | Libraries-Construction | $14.5 million |
| F59 | Natural Resources NEC-Constr | $215,000 |
| F60 | Parking-Construction | $408,000 |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $15.6 million |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $34.4 million |
| F66 | Protective Inspection-Constr | $1.3 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $401.7 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $30.2 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $57.4 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $169.1 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $631.5 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $4.4 million |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $44.3 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $1.8 billion |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $901.8 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $213,000 |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $151.5 million |
| T19 | Other Selective Sales Taxes | $106.3 million |
| T20 | Alcoholic Beverage License Tax | $1.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $36.9 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $146.9 million |
| U01 | Special Assessments | $176.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $17.4 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $329.0 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $27.0 million |
| U40 | Rents | $364,000 |
| U41 | Royalties | $14,000 |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $2.4 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $105.4 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 482201176169.