County government · Hartley County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hartley County took in $5.1 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.0%State tax money2.5%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes77%

Property tax
69%$3.6 million
Sales tax
6.6%$338 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$74 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$542 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$128 thousand

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$26 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Fines
6.5%$332 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Sent to other local governments17%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Social services0.6%

What stands out

17%

of Hartley County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$1.6 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)$804 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$410 thousand
  • Government buildings$208 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$190 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$691 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$490 thousand
  • Fire protection$285 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
17%$735 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$735 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$268 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$77 thousand
Social services
0.6%$26 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hartley 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 Hartley 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.