County government · Irion County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Irion County took in $8.9 million and spent $7.7 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 taxes88%State tax money12%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

88%

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

County taxes88%

Property tax
88%$7.8 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.1 million

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs22%Social services5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

42%

of Irion County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$945 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$793 thousand
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$984 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$402 thousand
  • Government buildings$225 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
Social services
5.8%$444 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$444 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$73 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$73 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Irion 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 Irion 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.