County government · Coke County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Coke County took in $3.8 million and spent $4.4 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 taxes81%Fees for services (parks and recreation)7.9%Fines and other7.0%State tax money4.5%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
74%$2.8 million
Other taxes
6.4%$246 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$300 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$252 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$172 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$268 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Environment and natural resources2.9%Sent to other local governments2.4%

What stands out

34%

of Coke 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
34%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$804 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$700 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$982 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$499 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$137 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$129 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$129 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$107 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$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coke 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 Coke 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.