County government · Falls County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Falls County took in $15.0 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money21%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money2.1%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
53%$8.0 million
Other taxes
3.9%$591 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$589 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.5%$521 thousand

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$63 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$1.7 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.2 million

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$308 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$374 thousand
Fines
1.5%$228 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs72%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Health and hospitals2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

72%

of Falls County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
72%$10.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$532 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$964 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$365 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$365 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Falls 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 Falls 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.