County government · Callahan County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Callahan County took in $4.2 million and spent $3.6 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 taxes99%Fines and other0.9%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

84%

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

County taxes99%

Property tax
84%$3.5 million
Other taxes
15%$622 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$622 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$21 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Health and hospitals2.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

46%

of Callahan County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$422 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$320 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$320 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Callahan 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 Callahan 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.