County government · Gaines County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gaines County took in $25.1 million and spent $24.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

County taxes78%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)6.8%State tax money4.1%Fines and other2.7%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

78%

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

County taxes78%

Property tax
78%$19.6 million

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$358 thousand
  • Airport$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$2.1 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$1.0 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$27 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$428 thousand
Fines
1.0%$253 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Sent to other local governments6.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

6.7%

of Gaines County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Airports$126 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$231 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$392 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$396 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$238 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$76 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$76 thousand
Social services
0.1%$33 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gaines County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Gaines 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.