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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Texas USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 19,128,261 265,408,707
Total Revenue 53,534,527 847,769,879
General Revenue 46,587,803 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 1,560,004 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 12,959,483 258,235,194
Total Taxes 20,537,122 284,397,653
Property Taxes 16,348,847 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 3,390,370 45,307,452
General Current Charges 7,724,856 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 2,676,027 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 1,130,311 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 6,946,724 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 52,447,777 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 949,773 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 23,549,392 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 1,078,661 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 1,109,227 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 3,151,329 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 1,679,224 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 857,949 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 2,473,384 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 262,648 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 1,492,509 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 581,718 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 2,883,430 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 6,986,624 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 65,886,732 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 49,635,937 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 850,380 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 62,160 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 539,530 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 52,718 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 18,680 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 1,936,968 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 1,194,067 15,400,779

NOTE: All amounts are in thousands of dollars

Expenditure amounts include intergovernmental transfers

For full definitions go to our Governments Finance and Employment Classification Manual

Data Quality Statement


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: April 16, 2004
Last revised: September 8, 2008