Demographia

USA Local Government Spending per Capita:
1950-2000

2000$ Average Household Income $23,750 $29,659 $41,078 $41,694 $48,529 $57,135
% Change   24.9% 38.5% 1.5% 16.4% 17.7%
             
2000$ Median Household Income     $37,789 $37,010 $39,451 $41,950
% Change       -2.1% 6.6% 6.3%
             
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES            
Total $2,796 $4,303 $6,314 $6,747 $8,328 $9,445
Education $955 $1,650 $2,527 $2,534 $3,047 $3,634
Local Streets & Highways $286 $370 $367 $327 $352 $373
Sanitation (Wastewater & Solid Waste) $137 $190 $233 $333 $386 $397
Water $139 $207 $219 $236 $315 $336
Transit $94 $83 $120 $171 $204 $302
All Other Local Expenditures $1,185 $1,803 $2,848 $3,144 $4,024 $4,403
             
Exhibit: Operations & Other $2,171 $3,367 $5,198 $5,723 $7,217 $8,110
Exhibit: Capital $625 $936 $1,116 $1,024 $1,111 $1,335
% of Total 22.4% 21.8% 17.7% 15.2% 13.3% 14.1%
Exhibit: Construction $525 $754 $892 $822 $778 $967
% of Total 18.8% 17.5% 14.1% 12.2% 9.3% 10.2%
             
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES            
Total $2,641 $4,112 $6,079 $6,683 $8,314 $9,612
Taxes $1,310 $1,992 $2,650 $2,235 $2,882 $3,154
Utility Charges $312 $413 $469 $556 $751 $769
Other Charges $263 $532 $857 $1,129 $1,726 $1,956
Employee Retirement Income $30 $60 $89 $113 $221 $415
Revenue from State Govt. $692 $1,049 $1,837 $2,103 $2,469 $3,006
Revenue from Federal Govt. $35 $65 $178 $547 $264 $311
             
Combined Taxation & State & Federal Aid $2,036 $3,107 $4,665 $4,885 $5,615 $6,471
             
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT $3,089 $5,665 $6,931 $5,527 $7,771 $8,570
             
Inflation Adjusted Change 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
             
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES            
Total 237.8% 53.9% 46.7% 6.9% 23.4% 13.4%
Education 280.6% 72.9% 53.1% 0.3% 20.2% 19.2%
Local Streets & Highways 30.5% 29.2% -0.7% -10.9% 7.7% 6.0%
Sanitation (Wastewater & Solid Waste) 190.1% 39.1% 22.4% 43.2% 15.7% 2.9%
Water 141.2% 48.8% 5.7% 7.9% 33.2% 6.7%
Transit 223.2% -11.6% 44.8% 43.1% 19.5% 47.8%
All Other Local Expenditures 271.5% 52.1% 58.0% 10.4% 28.0% 9.4%
             
Exhibit: Operations & Other 273.6% 55.1% 54.4% 10.1% 26.1% 12.4%
Exhibit: Capital 113.6% 49.8% 19.2% -8.3% 8.5% 20.2%
Exhibit: Construction 84.1% 43.5% 18.3% -7.9% -5.3% 24.3%
             
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES            
Total 263.9% 55.7% 47.8% 9.9% 24.4% 15.6%
Taxes 140.8% 52.1% 33.0% -15.7% 29.0% 9.4%
Utility Charges 146.5% 32.4% 13.4% 18.7% 35.1% 2.4%
Other Charges 644.1% 102.5% 61.0% 31.7% 52.9% 13.3%
Employee Retirement Income 1268.9% 99.3% 46.5% 27.1% 96.4% 87.8%
Revenue from State Govt. 334.5% 51.7% 75.1% 14.5% 17.4% 21.8%
Revenue from Federal Govt. 799.3% 88.4% 172.5% 207.6% -51.7% 17.8%
             
Combined Taxation & State & Federal Aid 217.8% 52.6% 50.2% 4.7% 14.9% 15.3%
             
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT 177.4% 83.4% 22.4% -20.3% 40.6% 10.3%
             
Share of Household Income 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
             
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES            
Total 11.8% 14.5% 15.4% 16.2% 17.2% 16.5%
Education 4.0% 5.6% 6.2% 6.1% 6.3% 6.4%
Local Streets & Highways 1.2% 1.2% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
Sanitation (Wastewater & Solid Waste) 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Water 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Transit 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
All Other Local Expenditures 5.0% 6.1% 6.9% 7.5% 8.3% 7.7%
             
Exhibit: Operations & Other 9.1% 11.4% 12.7% 13.7% 14.9% 14.2%
Exhibit: Capital 2.6% 3.2% 2.7% 2.5% 2.3% 2.3%
% of Total 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Exhibit: Construction 2.2% 2.5% 2.2% 2.0% 1.6% 1.7%
% of Total 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%