County government · Austin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Austin County took in $18.3 million and spent $14.7 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 taxes98%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

88%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
88%$16.1 million
Sales tax
10%$1.8 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$290 thousand
Fines
0.4%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

53%

of Austin 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
53%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
33%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$344 thousand
  • Government buildings$340 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$130 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$120 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Austin 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 Austin 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.