County government · Borden County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Borden County took in $2.8 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes95%Fees for services (water)3.9%State tax money0.7%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

92%

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

County taxes95%

Property tax
92%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.8%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$55 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.9%

Fees for services
3.9%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$110 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$19 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Environment and natural resources2.8%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

46%

of Borden 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
46%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$657 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$219 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$136 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$380 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$235 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$128 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$112 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$73 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$73 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Borden County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Borden 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.