County government · DeWitt County, TX

De Witt County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), De Witt County took in $58.3 million and spent $51.7 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 taxes79%State tax money15%Fees for services (road charges)3.2%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

77%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
77%$45.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$668 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$335 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Road charges$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$8.5 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$1.6 million
Fines
0.3%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking82%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%Health and hospitals1.2%Social services0.4%

What stands out

82%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
82%$42.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$42.2 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$593 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$243 thousand
  • Police$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$625 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$625 thousand
Social services
0.4%$220 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$220 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

De Witt 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 De Witt 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.