County government · Grimes County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Grimes County took in $22.9 million and spent $22.2 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 taxes80%Fines and other11%Fees for services5.8%State tax money3.1%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes80%

Property tax
74%$16.9 million
Sales tax
6.5%$1.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$715 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$1.8 million
Fines
2.9%$654 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.1%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

41%

of Grimes 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%$9.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$587 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Public transit$483 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$5.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$544 thousand
  • Government buildings$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.1%$476 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$262 thousand
  • Water supply$214 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$342 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$342 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$144 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$144 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Grimes 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 Grimes 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.