County government · Bailey County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bailey County took in $6.1 million and spent $6.3 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 taxes75%Fees for services (road charges)17%State tax money3.6%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
62%$3.8 million
Other taxes
7.4%$454 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$454 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.9%$299 thousand

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$121 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$219 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$131 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking20%Health and hospitals12%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

47%

of Bailey 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
47%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$821 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$716 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Government buildings$114 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
12%$763 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$763 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bailey 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 Bailey 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.