Von Dohlen for County Judge — Fiscal Transparency Project
TAX RATE vs. TAX REALITY
Twenty years of tax data highlight the gap between what the officials have publicly stated homeowners pay vs. what homeowners actually pay.Click on each button to compare data between the city of San Antonio and Bexar County
BEXAR COUNTY
Real Growth (Inflation-Adjusted, 2005 Dollars)
Budget = Total Adopted County Budget (all funds)
Underlying chart data, 2005-2024
Nominal values used by the chart. Budget figures are in millions of dollars; adopted tax rates are dollars per $100 of value.
Bexar County: annual data
| Year | Household income ($) | Home value ($) | Tax rate | Total county budget ($M) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40,456 | 108,000 | 0.318471 | 621 | 1,585,000 |
| 2006 | 41,492 | 115,000 | 0.314147 | 653 | 1,620,000 |
| 2007 | 44,169 | 122,000 | 0.295104 | 698 | 1,655,000 |
| 2008 | 45,028 | 127,000 | 0.296187 | 742 | 1,685,000 |
| 2009 | 44,779 | 125,000 | 0.296187 | 768 | 1,715,000 |
| 2010 | 46,093 | 127,000 | 0.296187 | 796 | 1,714,773 |
| 2011 | 46,426 | 130,000 | 0.296187 | 823 | 1,745,120 |
| 2012 | 47,256 | 135,000 | 0.296187 | 856 | 1,770,000 |
| 2013 | 48,036 | 140,000 | 0.297500 | 892 | 1,795,000 |
| 2014 | 49,168 | 148,000 | 0.293250 | 936 | 1,825,000 |
| 2015 | 50,542 | 152,000 | 0.297500 | 984 | 1,855,000 |
| 2016 | 52,237 | 162,000 | 0.293250 | 1,042 | 1,890,000 |
| 2017 | 53,999 | 175,000 | 0.291229 | 1,108 | 1,920,000 |
| 2018 | 55,606 | 189,000 | 0.277429 | 1,184 | 1,950,000 |
| 2019 | 58,956 | 205,000 | 0.277429 | 1,268 | 1,980,000 |
| 2020 | 60,477 | 215,000 | 0.277429 | 1,356 | 2,009,324 |
| 2021 | 63,014 | 240,000 | 0.276330 | 1,478 | 2,030,000 |
| 2022 | 65,839 | 275,000 | 0.276800 | 1,624 | 2,060,000 |
| 2023 | 69,755 | 290,000 | 0.276500 | 1,782 | 2,080,000 |
| 2024 | 70,571 | 295,000 | 0.276331 | 1,923 | 2,100,000 |
City of San Antonio: annual data
| Year | Household income ($) | Home value ($) | Tax rate | General fund budget ($M) | Total city budget ($M) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40,456 | 98,000 | 0.567140 | 700 | 1,400 | 1,256,000 |
| 2006 | 41,492 | 106,000 | 0.567140 | 733 | 1,490 | 1,270,000 |
| 2007 | 44,169 | 115,000 | 0.567140 | 770 | 1,570 | 1,290,000 |
| 2008 | 45,028 | 118,000 | 0.567140 | 810 | 1,650 | 1,310,000 |
| 2009 | 44,779 | 115,000 | 0.565690 | 790 | 1,610 | 1,330,000 |
| 2010 | 46,093 | 118,000 | 0.565690 | 805 | 1,640 | 1,327,407 |
| 2011 | 46,426 | 122,000 | 0.565690 | 830 | 1,700 | 1,359,758 |
| 2012 | 47,256 | 128,000 | 0.565690 | 870 | 1,790 | 1,382,951 |
| 2013 | 48,036 | 135,000 | 0.565690 | 910 | 1,880 | 1,409,019 |
| 2014 | 49,168 | 145,000 | 0.565690 | 960 | 1,990 | 1,436,697 |
| 2015 | 50,542 | 156,000 | 0.558270 | 1,010 | 2,100 | 1,469,845 |
| 2016 | 52,237 | 168,000 | 0.558270 | 1,060 | 2,220 | 1,492,510 |
| 2017 | 53,999 | 182,000 | 0.558270 | 1,120 | 2,380 | 1,511,946 |
| 2018 | 55,606 | 198,000 | 0.558270 | 1,190 | 2,560 | 1,532,233 |
| 2019 | 58,956 | 215,000 | 0.558270 | 1,260 | 2,730 | 1,547,253 |
| 2020 | 60,477 | 235,000 | 0.558270 | 1,340 | 2,900 | 1,434,625 |
| 2021 | 63,014 | 268,000 | 0.558270 | 1,400 | 3,080 | 1,451,806 |
| 2022 | 65,839 | 305,000 | 0.541610 | 1,480 | 3,320 | 1,471,128 |
| 2023 | 69,755 | 339,000 | 0.541590 | 1,560 | 3,540 | 1,493,098 |
| 2024 | 70,571 | 343,000 | 0.541590 | 1,600 | 3,740 | 1,512,823 |
SOURCES & METHODOLOGY
Median Household Income: U.S. Census Bureau ACS / FRED (MHITX48029A052NCEN) ·
Median Home Values: Bexar County Appraisal District / Census Bureau / Zillow ·
Tax Rates: Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector & City of San Antonio official adopted rate records ·
Adopted Budgets: Official adopted budget documents & Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFRs) ·
CPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U (Minneapolis Fed series) ·
All growth figures indexed to 2005 baseline. Inflation adjustment uses CPI-U 2005–2024. ·
Sources: FRED, BLS, Census Bureau | Von Dohlen for Bexar County Judge