County government · Comal County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Comal County took in $135 million and spent $148 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 taxes83%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)5.7%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money2.6%State tax money2.6%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

61%

of Comal County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes83%

Property tax
61%$82.7 million
Sales tax
18%$24.6 million
Other taxes
3.5%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$36 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.7%

Fees for services
5.7%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$7.2 million
  • Road charges$348 thousand
  • Garbage collection$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$3.6 million

State tax money2.6%

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

From the state
2.6%$3.5 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$766 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$5.4 million
Fines
1.6%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt2.8%Health and hospitals1.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

70%

of Comal County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
70%$103 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$44.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$36.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$19.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$487 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$18.8 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$10.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$946 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$16.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.7 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$4.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Social services
0.5%$701 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$701 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$418 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$418 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$293 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Comal 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 Comal 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.