County government · Calhoun County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Calhoun County took in $141 million and spent $134 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)66%County taxes20%Fines and other11%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.7%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

of Calhoun County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes20%

Property tax
17%$24.1 million
Sales tax
2.9%$4.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$632 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$613 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$93.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and airport
  • Hospital bills$93.1 million
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$994 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$2.1 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$548 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$13.9 million
Fines
0.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Running the government and other costs6.0%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

78%

of Calhoun County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$105 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$100 million
  • Public health$4.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$274 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.0%$8.0 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)$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$7.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$7.6 million
  • Airports$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$694 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$342 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$739 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$739 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$227 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$227 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$130 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$130 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$127 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$108 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Calhoun 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.