RECA's Austin Combined Cost of Governments Index

Breakdown by Governmental Taxing Authority
Per Household (HH) and Percentage
of Total Cost of Governments

 Combined Cost of Government

Travis County

AISD

City of Austin

Capital Metro

ACC

Central Health

(hospital district)

  

Property Tax Burden

Property Tax Burden

City Sales Tax, Util. Trans, Prop Tax Burden

Sales Tax Burden

Property Tax Burden

Property Tax Burden

Year

All

Per HH

% of Total

Per HH 

% of Total

Per HH 

% of Total

Per HH 

% of Total

Per HH 

% of Total

Per HH 

% of Total

2011

$ 6,697.73

$1,014.57

15.1%

$ 3,029.32

45.2%

$ 2,029.58

30.3%

$ 226.16

3.4%

$ 241.49

3.6%

$ 156.61

2.3%

2010

$ 6,484.41

$ 922.08

14.2%

$ 3,000.04

46.3%

$ 1,944.28

30.0%

$ 218.10

3.4%

$ 249.88

3.9%

$ 150.02

2.3%

2009

$ 6,802.55

$ 869.74

14.3%

$ 2,801.54

46.1%

$ 1,818.54

29.9%

$ 215.66

3.5%

$ 233.79

3.8%

$ 143.27

2.4%

2008

$ 5,679.12

$ 822.29

14.5%

$ 2,462.30

43.4%

$ 1,797.35

31.6%

$ 245.95

4.3%

$ 216.06

3.8%

$ 135.16

2.4%

2007

$ 6,001.07

$ 809.74

13.5%

$2,880.42

48.0%

$ 1,730.49

28.8%

$ 248.39

4.1%

$199.92

3.3%

$ 132.11

2.2%

2006

$ 5,958.11

$ 809.27

13.6%

$2,938.26

49.3%

$ 1,661.25

27.9%

$ 234.51

3.9%

$188.57

3.2%

$ 126.26

2.1%

2005

$ 5,465.10

$ 771.23

14.1%

$2,740.31

50.1%

$ 1,574.59

28.8%

$ 217.27

4.0%

$161.70

3.0%

$ 0

0.0%

2004

$ 5,331.85

$ 752.41

14.1%

$2,599.51

48.8%

$ 1,625.26

30.5%

$ 221.91

4.2%

$132.76

2.5%

2003

$ 5,046.24

$ 707.56

14.0%

$2,510.20

49.7%

$ 1,532.53

30.4%

$ 211.31

4.2%

$84.64

1.7%

2002

$ 4,580.32

$ 616.08

13.5%

$2,191.11

47.8%

$ 1,469.02

32.1%

$ 227.62

5.0%

$76.50

1.7%

2001

$ 4,245.54

$ 574.10

13.5%

$1,933.47

45.5%

$ 1,418.12

33.4%

$ 250.05

5.9%

$69.80

1.6%

2000

$ 3,939.16

$ 546.58

13.9%

$ 1,704.16

43.3%

$ 1,368.48

34.7%

$ 257.71

6.5%

$ 62.24

1.6%

1999

$ 3,658.61

$ 549.95

15.0%

$ 1,524.99

41.7%

$ 1,283.15

35.1%

$ 241.40

6.6%

$ 59.13

1.6%

1998

$ 3,513.63

$ 490.96

14.0%

$ 1,508.98

42.9%

$ 1,231.23

35.0%

$ 227.86

6.5%

$ 54.60

1.6%

1997

$ 3,359.36

$ 484.91

14.4%

$ 1,397.01

41.6%

$ 1,214.06

36.1%

$ 214.44

6.4%

$ 48.94

1.5%

1996

$ 3,264.22

$ 482.52

14.8%

$ 1,301.14

39.9%

$ 1,223.41

37.5%

$ 211.29

6.5%

$ 45.85

1.4%

1995

$ 3,135.40

$ 473.86

15.1%

$ 1,250.86

39.9%

$ 1,207.97

38.5%

$ 161.32

5.1%

$ 41.39

1.3%

1994

$ 2,926.38

$ 431.73

14.8%

$ 1,137.49

38.9%

$ 1,166.53

39.9%

$ 154.50

5.3%

$ 36.13

1.2%

1993

$ 2,687.31

$ 365.92

13.6%

$ 1,047.60

39.0%

$ 1,100.63

41.0%

$ 141.97

5.3%

$ 31.18

1.2%

1992

$ 2,519.84

$ 319.26

12.7%

$ 977.83

38.8%

$ 1,062.21

42.2%

$ 128.17

5.1%

$ 32.37

1.3%

1991

$ 2,251.80

$ 257.40

11.4%

$ 861.36

38.3%

$ 978.42

43.5%

$ 121.64

5.4%

$ 32.98

1.5%

1990

$ 2,188.46

$ 241.41

11.0%

$ 815.18

37.2%

$ 989.61

45.2%

$ 110.88

5.1%

$ 31.38

1.4%

1989

$ 2,130.16

$ 199.04

9.3%

$ 855.57

40.2%

$ 925.25

43.4%

$ 114.02

5.4%

$ 36.28

1.7%

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