RECA's Austin Combined Cost of Governments Index

Twenty-Two Year Perspective
1989 - 2011

  

Combined Cost of Governments

Median Income
Family of Four

Tax Burden
% of Income

Year

Cost

Change

Income

Change

%

2011

$6,697.73

3.3%

$ 74,900

1.5%
8.9%

2010

$6,484.41

6.6%

$ 73,800

0.7%
8.8%

2009

$6,082.55

7.1%

$ 73,300

6.1%
8.3%

2008

$ 5,679.12

-5.4%

$ 69,100

-0.3%

8.2%

2007

$ 6,001.07

0.7%

$ 69,300

-0.4%

8.7%

2006

$ 5,958.11

9.0%

$ 69,600

3.4%

8.6%

2005

$ 5,465.10

2.5%

$ 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%

22-Year Change
(1989 - 2011)

215.8%

 

108.9%

3-Year Change
(2007 - 2010)

18.5%

 

9.8%

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