County government · Eastland County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Eastland County took in $11.3 million and spent $8.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%State tax money16%Fines and other8.9%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
67%$7.6 million
Other taxes
6.8%$776 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$772 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.9 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$128 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Fines
7.1%$802 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$212 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking20%Social services5.0%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

50%

of Eastland 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
50%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$198 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.0 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$362 thousand
  • Government buildings$313 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Social services
5.0%$420 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$420 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$110 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eastland 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 Eastland 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.