County government · Andrews County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Andrews County took in $43.5 million and spent $30.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other18%State tax money5.4%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)3.7%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

71%

of Andrews County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
71%$30.9 million
Other taxes
1.3%$587 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$566 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$408 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$58 thousand
  • Airport$47 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 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%$53 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$2.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$16 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
13%$5.7 million
Fines
5.3%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

15%

of Andrews County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$10.1 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$8.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$864 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$436 thousand
  • Government buildings$313 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$535 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$4.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Libraries$599 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.7%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$181 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$181 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$164 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$164 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Andrews County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Andrews 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.