County government · Caldwell County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Caldwell County took in $23.9 million and spent $25.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%Fees for services6.6%State tax money6.4%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

68%

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

County taxes82%

Property tax
68%$16.4 million
Sales tax
8.3%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$992 thousand
  • Other licenses$173 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.6%

Fees for services
6.6%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
4.1%$985 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services1.9%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

53%

of Caldwell 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
53%$13.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$867 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Social services
1.9%$483 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$483 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$352 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$352 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$243 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$243 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$122 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$119 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caldwell County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Caldwell 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.