County government · Hutchinson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Hutchinson County took in $15.0 million and spent $13.6 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 taxes92%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (airport)3.2%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

92%

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

County taxes92%

Property tax
92%$13.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.2%

Fees for services
3.2%$480 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$480 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$55 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Fines
3.0%$442 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$193 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs12%Sent to other local governments0.9%Social services0.4%

What stands out

63%

of Hutchinson 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
63%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$158 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$953 thousand
  • Government buildings$649 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$128 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$128 thousand
Social services
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson 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.