County government · Chambers County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chambers County took in $174 million and spent $144 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%Fines and other43%State tax money8.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.2%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Chambers County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
38%$65.7 million
Sales tax
5.5%$9.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$576 thousand
  • Garbage collection$548 thousand
  • Airport$229 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$1.8 million

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$14.8 million

Fines and other43%

Interest, rents and other
41%$71.8 million
Fines
1.6%$2.8 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals9.2%Social services8.8%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

37%

of Chambers County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$53.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$53.2 million
  • Airports$486 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$28.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$15.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$464 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$24.8 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$16.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
9.2%$13.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.2 million
Social services
8.8%$12.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$11.4 million
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.4 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.2 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$295 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$240 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Chambers 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 Chambers 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.