County government · Gray County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gray County took in $15.5 million and spent $16.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes86%Fines and other6.7%Fees for services (airport)5.4%Local tax money1.3%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

78%

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

County taxes86%

Property tax
78%$12.1 million
Other taxes
7.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$844 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$819 thousand
  • Airport$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$162 thousand

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$202 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
4.3%$671 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$365 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

47%

of Gray 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
47%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$342 thousand
  • Fire protection$170 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$748 thousand
  • Government buildings$635 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$609 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$304 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$304 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$201 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$201 thousand
Social services
1.2%$197 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$197 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$151 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$130 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$130 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gray County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Gray 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.