County government · Jasper County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jasper County took in $25.2 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Federal tax money28%Local tax money5.9%State tax money1.0%Fines and other1.0%Fees for services (airport)<0.1%

What stands out

28%

of Jasper County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
62%$15.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$384 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$369 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$7.1 million

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$262 thousand

Local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.9%$1.5 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$255 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails87%Running the government and other costs8.6%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
87%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$393 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$487 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$487 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$226 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jasper 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 Jasper 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.