County government · Burleson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Burleson County took in $24.6 million and spent $19.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%Fines and other9.7%Federal tax money7.0%State tax money4.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)3.7%Local tax money2.4%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
62%$15.2 million
Sales tax
6.6%$1.6 million
Other taxes
4.0%$996 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$836 thousand
  • Other licenses$120 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$920 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$790 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$1.7 million

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$1.2 million

Local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.4%$580 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$1.9 million
Fines
2.0%$491 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals3.8%Sent to other local governments2.0%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

40%

of Burleson 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
40%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$143 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$87 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.5 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)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$935 thousand
  • Government buildings$506 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$725 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$725 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$379 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$376 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$295 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$295 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$130 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burleson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Burleson 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.