County government · Cass County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Cass County took in $16.5 million and spent $12.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money27%Fines and other9.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.2%

What stands out

8.3%

of Cass County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes64%

Property tax
59%$9.7 million
Other taxes
4.8%$791 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$704 thousand
  • Other licenses$75 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$4.4 million

Fines and other9.2%

Fines
8.3%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking21%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

43%

of Cass 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
43%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$701 thousand
  • Government buildings$339 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Cass County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Cass 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.