County government · Garza County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Garza County took in $8.0 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%Fines and other29%State tax money20%Fees for services (road charges)0.3%

What stands out

25%

of Garza County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes51%

Property tax
48%$3.9 million
Other taxes
3.0%$237 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$237 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.3%

Fees for services
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$1.6 million

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
25%$2.0 million
Fines
3.8%$301 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

56%

of Garza 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
56%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.5 million
  • Police$747 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$689 thousand
  • Fire protection$108 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$340 thousand
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$301 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Garza 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 Garza 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.