County government · Jeff Davis County, TX

Jeff Davis County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jeff Davis County took in $2.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes84%Federal tax money12%Fines and other2.1%State tax money1.7%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%

What stands out

67%

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

County taxes84%

Property tax
67%$1.9 million
Sales tax
13%$370 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$30 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$325 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$49 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.7%$49 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails80%Running the government and other costs14%Social services1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.6%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

80%

of Jeff Davis 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
80%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$79 thousand
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$437 thousand
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)$191 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$87 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$82 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
Social services
1.7%$54 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$43 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$49 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$21 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$21 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jeff Davis County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Jeff Davis 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.