County government · Gillespie County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gillespie County took in $18.1 million and spent $22.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes85%Fees for services (airport)7.6%Fines and other5.6%Local tax money1.2%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

64%

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

County taxes85%

Property tax
64%$11.6 million
Sales tax
13%$2.3 million
Other taxes
7.6%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$995 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$348 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Airport$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$152 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$214 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$616 thousand
Fines
2.2%$401 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking21%Health and hospitals3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

41%

of Gillespie 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
41%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$647 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Government buildings$853 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$805 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$664 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.4%$775 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$775 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$499 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$499 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$421 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$421 thousand
Social services
1.7%$394 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$394 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$189 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gillespie County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Gillespie 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.