County government · Henderson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Henderson County took in $45.1 million and spent $43.5 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 taxes81%Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)9.8%State tax money6.0%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

79%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
79%$35.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$510 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$483 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$413 thousand
  • Garbage collection$332 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$2.7 million

Fines and other3.6%

Fines
2.1%$928 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$710 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking19%Environment and natural resources1.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

53%

of Henderson 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
53%$22.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.8 million
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$315 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$10.8 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)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$832 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$832 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$436 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$436 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$231 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$97 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$97 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Henderson 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 Henderson 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.