County government · Hockley County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hockley County took in $24.1 million and spent $16.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money25%Fines and other9.0%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.3%

What stands out

58%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
58%$14.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$362 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$362 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$433 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$5.9 million

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$1.9 million
Fines
1.0%$234 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Social services4.3%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

34%

of Hockley 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
34%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$277 thousand
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$4.6 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$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$705 thousand
  • Government buildings$480 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$918 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$745 thousand
  • Libraries$173 thousand
Social services
4.3%$724 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$724 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$152 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$152 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hockley County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Hockley 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.