County government · Glasscock County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Glasscock County took in $12.9 million and spent $8.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes78%State tax money13%Fees for services (water)4.9%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

77%

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

County taxes78%

Property tax
77%$9.9 million
Other taxes
1.2%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.9%

Fees for services
4.9%$629 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and water
  • Other service charges$510 thousand
  • Water$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
1.9%$249 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.9%$245 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.8%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

43%

of Glasscock County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$2.5 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)$917 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$734 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$646 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$378 thousand
  • Fire protection$115 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$223 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$149 thousand
  • Water supply$74 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$118 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$118 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$108 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$92 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Glasscock 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 Glasscock 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.