RECA's Austin Combined Cost of Governments Index 2007

Eighteen Year Perspective
1989 - 2007

  

Combined Cost of Governments

Median Income
Family of Four

Tax Burden
% of Income

Year

Cost

Change

Income

Change

%

2007

$ 5,984.43

0.8%

$ 69,300

-0.4%

8.6%

2006

$ 5,939.09

8.5%

$ 69,600

3.4%

8.5%

2005

$ 5,475.60

2.7%

$ 67,300

0.6%

8.1%

2004

$ 5,331.85

5.7%

$ 66,900

0.0%

8.0%

2003

$ 5,046.24

10.2%

$ 66,900

-5.9%

7.5%

2002

$ 4,580.32

7.9%

$ 71,100

9.9%

6.4%

2001

$ 4,245.54

7.8%

$ 64,700

9.8%

6.6%

2000

$ 3,939.16

7.7%

$ 58,900

6.3%

6.7%

1999

$ 3,658.61

4.1%

$ 55,400

9.1%

6.6%

1998

$ 3,513.63

4.6%

$ 50,800

4.5%

6.9%

1997

$ 3,359.36

2.9%

$ 48,600

8.2%

6.9%

1996

$ 3,264.22

4.1%

$ 44,900

3.9%

7.3%

1995

$ 3,135.40

7.1%

$ 43,200

2.4%

7.3%

1994

$ 2,926.38

8.9%

$ 42,200

1.0%

6.9%

1993

$ 2,687.31

6.6%

$ 41,800

-1.9%

6.4%

1992

$ 2,519.84

11.9%

$ 42,600

3.9%

5.9%

1991

$ 2,251.80

2.9%

$ 41,000

4.1%

5.5%

1990

$ 2,188.46

2.7%

$ 39,400

8.5%

5.6%

1989

$ 2,130.16

 

$ 36,325

 

5.9%

18-Year Change
(1989 - 2007)

180.9%

 

90.8%

3-Year Change
(2004 - 2007)

12.2%

 

3.6%

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