County government · Baylor County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Baylor County took in $1.8 million and spent $2.1 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 taxes91%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money2.6%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

90%

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

County taxes91%

Property tax
90%$1.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$46 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$7 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Fines
5.0%$88 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Social services0.2%

What stands out

39%

of Baylor County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$818 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$818 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$737 thousand
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$266 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$214 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$540 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$306 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Social services
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baylor 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 Baylor 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.