County government · Coleman County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Coleman County took in $6.8 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Federal tax money12%Fines and other7.5%State tax money6.4%Fees for services4.3%

What stands out

64%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
64%$4.3 million
Other taxes
6.6%$453 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$439 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$293 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$794 thousand

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$437 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$443 thousand
Fines
1.1%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt4.8%Environment and natural resources2.4%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

33%

of Coleman County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$784 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$658 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$402 thousand
  • Fire protection$12 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$393 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$328 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$282 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$249 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$126 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$126 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$102 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$102 thousand
Social services
0.6%$29 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Coleman 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 Coleman 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.