County government · Aransas County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Aransas County took in $43.8 million and spent $61.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money25%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)11%Local tax money5.8%Fines and other4.4%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

of Aransas County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
38%$16.5 million
Sales tax
11%$4.7 million
Other taxes
4.8%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$569 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Airport$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$859 thousand
  • Road charges$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$207 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$11.0 million

Local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.8%$2.6 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.4 million
Fines
1.2%$510 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs64%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking7.0%Health and hospitals2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

64%

of Aransas County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
64%$39.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$26.1 million
  • Government buildings$9.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.2 million
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$393 thousand
  • Fire protection$275 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$903 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$903 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$846 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$597 thousand
  • Libraries$249 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$706 thousand
Social services
0.8%$523 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$523 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$458 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$458 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$416 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$416 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Aransas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Aransas 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.