Collected and spent
In fiscal year 2024, El Paso collected $462.7M in taxes and spent $525.8M.
Collected
$462.7M
Fiscal year 2024 · taxes
Spent
$525.8M
Fiscal year 2024
Where the money comes from
One tax.
Property tax
$0.7614 per $100 of value
Source · Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Comptroller 2024 city tax rate table — City of El Paso adopted $0.761405 per $100. Read on June 9, 2026.
Where it goes
Seven service lines.
Public safety
$317.1M
This figure is a share of one printed line, split in the proportions the budget schedule gives.
General government
$70.5M
Parks and recreation
$62.8M
Public works
$53.0M
Other
$11.1M
Health and human services
$10.1M
Debt service · past obligation
$1.2M
Bars in both tables share one scale. Hatched lines pay for past obligations, not current services.
Source · City of El Paso, Texas Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024. Read on September 6, 2026.
Details
City of El Paso, Texas Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024 (audited). Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, General Fund column (printed page 6; PDF p.58)Who decides
Not on file yet.
When decisions happen
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How to reach it
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Also on this tax bill
An El Paso address pays these governments too.
On every bill in El Paso
Sources
What it is
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Comptroller 2024 city tax rate table — City of El Paso adopted $0.761405 per $100. Read on June 9, 2026.
Collected
City of El Paso, Texas Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024. Read on September 6, 2026.
Details
City of El Paso, Texas Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024 (audited). Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, General Fund column (printed page 6; PDF p.58)Spent
City of El Paso, Texas Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024. Read on September 6, 2026.
Details
City of El Paso, Texas Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2024 (audited). Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances — Governmental Funds, General Fund column (printed page 6; PDF p.58)Taxes
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Comptroller 2024 city tax rate table — City of El Paso adopted $0.761405 per $100. Read on June 9, 2026.
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