County government · Houston County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Houston County took in $12.8 million and spent $16.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%State tax money11%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services5.8%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

56%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
56%$7.1 million
Other taxes
11%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.2%$1.2 million

Fees for services5.8%

Fees for services
5.8%$739 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$739 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.5 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Fines
3.9%$502 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.9%$375 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments4.3%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

53%

of Houston 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
53%$9.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$375 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$658 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$490 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$719 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$719 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$251 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$222 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$164 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$164 thousand
Social services
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Houston County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Houston 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.