County government · Fayette County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fayette County took in $23.0 million and spent $24.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes82%Fines and other14%Local tax money3.3%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes82%

Property tax
66%$15.2 million
Other taxes
10%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.9%$1.4 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$16 thousand

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$758 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$2.9 million
Fines
1.5%$341 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking24%Social services4.0%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

33%

of Fayette 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
33%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$378 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$268 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$7.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$208 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Social services
4.0%$957 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$957 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$918 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$918 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$722 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$722 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$246 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$246 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$235 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fayette County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Fayette 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.