County government · Bandera County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bandera County took in $28.5 million and spent $29.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other5.4%State tax money1.7%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
70%$19.9 million
Other taxes
6.1%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$639 thousand
  • Other licenses$71 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.9%$821 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$374 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$470 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Fines
3.2%$918 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.2%$625 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals8.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

40%

of Bandera 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
40%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$414 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$197 thousand
  • Fire protection$118 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$8.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$469 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
Health and hospitals
8.2%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$740 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$571 thousand
  • Sewer systems$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$601 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$405 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand
Social services
1.5%$452 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$452 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$238 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$238 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$206 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bandera County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. 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 Bandera 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.