County government · Erath County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Erath County took in $19.9 million and spent $29.0 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 taxes95%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money0.7%State tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

78%

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

County taxes95%

Property tax
78%$15.5 million
Sales tax
15%$3.1 million
Other taxes
1.4%$288 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$61 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$118 thousand

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$146 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$568 thousand
Fines
1.0%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking29%Health and hospitals4.5%Social services1.1%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

29%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$9.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$757 thousand
  • Government buildings$467 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$621 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$8.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Social services
1.1%$332 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$332 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$135 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$135 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Erath 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 Erath 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.