County government · Burnet County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Burnet County took in $58.9 million and spent $46.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fees for services13%State tax money11%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

66%

of Burnet County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes70%

Property tax
66%$38.8 million
Other taxes
4.5%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$990 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$962 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$716 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$7.7 million

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%$6.2 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$3.0 million
Fines
1.0%$604 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails49%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

49%

of Burnet County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
49%$22.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$8.4 million
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$59 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$11.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$848 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$545 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$356 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$356 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burnet 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 Burnet 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.