County government · Frio County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Frio County took in $19.3 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%Federal tax money14%Fines and other6.0%State tax money2.9%Local tax money1.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
65%$12.6 million
Sales tax
8.3%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.9%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$439 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$94 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses and parks and recreation
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$2.6 million

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$564 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$232 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$597 thousand
Fines
3.0%$571 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking22%Social services10%Health and hospitals3.1%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Frio County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$531 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Social services
10%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$1.8 million
  • Other public welfare$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$578 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$578 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Frio 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 Frio 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.