County government · Ector County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Ector County took in $118 million and spent $99.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)11%Fines and other6.8%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

31%

of Ector County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes81%

Property tax
48%$56.8 million
Sales tax
31%$36.9 million
Other taxes
1.6%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$276 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$13.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$893 thousand
  • Airport$256 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$6.2 million
Fines
1.5%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%Health and hospitals2.5%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

53%

of Ector 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
53%$52.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$20.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.6 million
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.7 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$23.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.5 million
  • Government buildings$5.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$640 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$13.3 million
  • Airports$279 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$912 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$912 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$190 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$190 thousand
Social services
0.1%$147 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$147 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ector County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Ector 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.