County government · Brewster County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Brewster County took in $9.6 million and spent $12.4 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 taxes49%Federal tax money30%State tax money15%Fines and other3.7%Local tax money2.4%Fees for services (road charges)0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Brewster County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes49%

Property tax
28%$2.7 million
Other taxes
13%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$864 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$374 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
7.5%$723 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$62 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$2.9 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$1.4 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$236 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
2.0%$196 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.7%$162 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

37%

of Brewster 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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$743 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$557 thousand
  • Government buildings$367 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$865 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$788 thousand
  • Libraries$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$360 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$360 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$359 thousand
Social services
0.7%$85 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$85 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Brewster 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 Brewster 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.