County government · Blanco County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Blanco County took in $8.3 million and spent $8.7 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 taxes87%Fees for services7.6%Fines and other3.9%State tax money1.8%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes87%

Property tax
70%$5.9 million
Other taxes
8.6%$713 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other licenses$696 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.7%$641 thousand

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$637 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$637 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$151 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Fines
2.7%$221 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Social services3.5%Interest on debt2.7%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

55%

of Blanco 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
55%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$115 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$645 thousand
  • Government buildings$293 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Social services
3.5%$306 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$306 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$237 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$128 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$128 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blanco 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 Blanco 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.