County government · Bosque County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bosque County took in $17.8 million and spent $12.6 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 taxes68%Fines and other18%State tax money11%Fees for services3.6%

What stands out

13%

of Bosque County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes68%

Property tax
61%$10.8 million
Sales tax
5.3%$941 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$357 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.6%

Fees for services
3.6%$642 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$642 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.9 million

Fines and other18%

Fines
13%$2.4 million
Interest, rents and other
4.3%$773 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

49%

of Bosque 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
49%$6.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$957 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$620 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$245 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bosque 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 Bosque 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.