County government · Guadalupe County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Guadalupe County took in $109 million and spent $87.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fines and other13%State tax money6.6%Fees for services6.3%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

58%

of Guadalupe County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes74%

Property tax
58%$63.2 million
Sales tax
11%$12.4 million
Other taxes
4.9%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$441 thousand
  • Other licenses$290 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$200 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$19 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$7.2 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$156 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$8.5 million
Fines
4.7%$5.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals7.7%Environment and natural resources0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

60%

of Guadalupe County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$52.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$24.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$16.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Health and hospitals
7.7%$6.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.7 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$386 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$386 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$260 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$174 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$174 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Guadalupe County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Guadalupe 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.