County government · Duval County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Duval County took in $18.9 million and spent $22.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes67%Fines and other13%Fees for services12%State tax money8.0%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes67%

Property tax
62%$11.8 million
Other taxes
5.1%$962 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$751 thousand
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$1.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Health and hospitals5.7%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

36%

of Duval 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
36%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
28%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.9 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$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$886 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$322 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$105 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Social services
2.0%$450 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$450 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Duval County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Duval 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.