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Harlingen's money

Every figure comes from an official record — the Texas Comptroller, the Census Bureau, or the City of Harlingen's own documents — and links to its source. Summaries are AI-generated: verify against the originals.

$1,651,197
Property tax increase
FY 2025-26 vs FY 2024-25

This budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year's budget by $1,651,197, a 6.12% increase.

official document verified in source retrieved 2026-08-30

Deep dive: department by department

Department totals and the category subtotals the city's budget book prints — nothing estimated.

What the money is spent on — by department · FY 2026

Police Operations · see the breakdown $18,268,325
Fire Suppression · see the breakdown $12,127,582
Sanitation · see the breakdown $11,265,143
Parks · see the breakdown $3,491,460
Police Services · see the breakdown $2,867,732
Motor Vehicle / Warehouse · see the breakdown $2,451,717
Street Maintenance · see the breakdown $2,303,086
Library Services · see the breakdown $1,807,909
Risk Management · see the breakdown $1,791,333
Drainage · see the breakdown $1,771,854
Public Buildings · see the breakdown $1,705,964
Management Information Services · see the breakdown $1,700,303
Traffic Signal Maintenance · see the breakdown $1,686,305
Club House · see the breakdown $1,545,290
Engineering · see the breakdown $1,399,521
Community Development · see the breakdown $1,298,591
Airport Fire Suppression · see the breakdown $1,147,705
Street Construction · see the breakdown $1,143,861
Finance Administration · see the breakdown $1,136,887
City Manager · see the breakdown $1,080,668
The 20 largest departments as printed in the city's adopted budget book. Fund and function summary rows are excluded — they'd count the same dollars twice. · source: adopted budget

Sales tax paid to the city, by year

$25M$50M 2013201520202025 2013: $21,078,8482014: $21,473,9662015: $22,064,5222016: $22,558,0622017: $24,007,3682018: $25,293,8692019: $25,615,8182020: $25,895,1692021: $29,772,0872022: $31,722,0312023: $33,460,6572024: $34,441,4952025: $36,734,160 $21,078,848$36,734,160
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Harlingen, summed per calendar year. The online record starts in 2013. More context in History. · source verified in source

What is the city budget?

The City of Harlingen’s FY 2026 Adopted Budget (October 1 2025 – September 30 2026) outlines the city’s planned revenues, expenditures, and debt obligations. It details the property‑tax rates for the year, shows a $1,651,197 (6.12%) increase in total property‑tax revenue compared with the prior budget, identifies $572,611 of new revenue from added property, and lists the total debt secured by property taxes ($4,616,326). The budget was approved by the City Commission on September 3 2025 and includes a breakdown of the General Fund, special‑revenue funds and enterprise funds, plus policy statements on reserves, debt management and capital‑improvement financing.

Adopted property tax rate (FY 2025‑2026) $0.526060 per $100
Voter‑approved property tax rate (FY 2025‑2026) $0.528560 per $100
Debt tax rate (FY 2025‑2026) $0.068022 per $100
Maintenance & Operations tax rate (FY 2025‑2026) $0.458038 per $100
Property‑tax revenue increase over prior budget $1,651,197 (6.12 %)
New property‑tax revenue from added properties $572,611
Total debt secured by property taxes $4,616,326
Fiscal year covered by the budget October 1 2025 – September 30 2026
AI summary — verify against the original. · City of Harlingen FY 2026 Budget Book (adopted, FY 2026)

Is it accounted for? What the auditors say

The City of Harlingen’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2025 presents the city’s audited financial statements, management discussion, and detailed schedules for every fund and program. It lists the mayor, five commissioners and the city manager, includes the independent auditor’s opinion, and provides tables that summarize the city’s net position, revenues, expenditures, pension liabilities, and statistical trends over the past ten years. The report is organized into an introductory section, the audited financial statements, required and other supplementary information, and a statistical section covering tax revenue, fund balances, and long‑term trends.

Fiscal year end September 30, 2025
Number of city officials listed 7 (Mayor, 5 Commissioners, City Manager)
Letter of Transmittal page Page 17
Independent Auditor's Report page Page 31
Report length (last page number in contents) Page 330
AI summary — verify against the original. · City of Harlingen ACFR 2025 FINAL (FY 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report)

Household income

Median household income $55,891
Under $25,000 11.8%
$25,000 - $49,999 22.4%
$50,000 - $99,999 43.2%
$100,000 - $199,999 18.5%
$200,000 and up 4.1%
2019-2023 ACS 5-year · US Census Bureau

The documents, year by year

Budget Book 2025 (scanned PDF — no extractable text)
Annual Budget - Fiscal Year 2025 (scanned PDF — no extractable text)
City of Harlingen FY 2026 Budget Book .pdf (scanned PDF — no extractable text)
City of Harlingen ACFR 2025 FINAL (FY 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report) explained
City of Harlingen FY 2026 Budget Book (adopted, FY 2026) explained