County government · Edwards County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Edwards County took in $3.1 million and spent $3.0 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 taxes90%Fines and other6.8%Local tax money3.3%

What stands out

85%

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

County taxes90%

Property tax
85%$2.6 million
Other taxes
5.1%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$103 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$122 thousand
Fines
2.9%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

64%

of Edwards 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
64%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$481 thousand
  • Fire protection$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$658 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$337 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$321 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$371 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$371 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Edwards 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 Edwards 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.