County government · Hill County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Hill County took in $34.3 million and spent $34.4 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 taxes60%Fines and other24%Fees for services (road charges)13%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

16%

of Hill County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes60%

Property tax
48%$16.5 million
Sales tax
7.6%$2.6 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Road charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other24%

Fines
16%$5.7 million
Interest, rents and other
7.1%$2.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking19%Social services6.3%Environment and natural resources0.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

55%

of Hill 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
55%$18.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.9 million
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$761 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Social services
6.3%$2.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$200 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$200 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hill 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 Hill 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.