County government · Childress County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Childress County took in $4.9 million and spent $5.9 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 taxes58%Fees for services (gas, tolls)21%Federal tax money9.3%State tax money8.7%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
56%$2.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$88 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$82 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; gas and 2 more
  • Other service charges$316 thousand
  • Gas$304 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$259 thousand
  • Garbage collection$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$450 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$424 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$83 thousand
Fines
1.2%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs20%Housing and community development5.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Childress 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
41%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$598 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$554 thousand
  • Fire protection$152 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and toll roads and bridges
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$281 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.2 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$801 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$67 thousand
Housing and community development
5.4%$320 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$302 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and gas supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$162 thousand
  • Gas supply$140 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Childress 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 Childress 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.