County government · Houston County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Houston County took in $30.6 million and spent $26.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%County taxes15%Fines and other9.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)5.9%Local tax money0.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes15%

Property tax
9.9%$3.0 million
Sales tax
3.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$448 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$338 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$37 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$31 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.9%

Fees for services
5.9%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Other school charges$990 thousand
  • Other service charges$592 thousand
  • School lunches$222 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$9 thousand
  • Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$33 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$21.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$51 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$2.5 million
Fines
1.1%$341 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges64%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Running the government and other costs8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

64%

of Houston County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
64%$17.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Airports$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$594 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$508 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$801 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$733 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$539 thousand
  • Fire protection$164 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$464 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$464 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$261 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$186 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$186 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$120 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$120 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Houston County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Houston 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.