County government · Hidalgo County, NM

Hidalgo County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Hidalgo County took in $8.1 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%County taxes34%Federal tax money13%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.2%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Hidalgo County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
31%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.2%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$256 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$339 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$339 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
13%$1.1 million

State tax money48%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
48%$3.9 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Roads, transit and parking2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

66%

of Hidalgo County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
66%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$990 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$969 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$567 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$402 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$560 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$560 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$122 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$112 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$112 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$100 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hidalgo County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hidalgo County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.