County government · Hood County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hood County took in $45.8 million and spent $37.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%Fees for services9.1%State tax money6.5%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

66%

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

County taxes80%

Property tax
66%$30.1 million
Sales tax
12%$5.6 million
Other taxes
1.6%$745 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$745 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$161 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$3.0 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.5 million
Fines
1.2%$538 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

41%

of Hood County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$15.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$817 thousand
  • Fire protection$722 thousand
Running the government and other costs
41%$15.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$671 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$671 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$664 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$664 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$307 thousand
Social services
0.6%$208 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$208 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$73 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hood 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 Hood 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.