County government · Jim Wells County, TX

Jim Wells County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jim Wells County took in $36.4 million and spent $41.5 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 taxes77%State tax money11%Fees for services6.7%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

26%

of Jim Wells County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes77%

Property tax
49%$17.7 million
Sales tax
26%$9.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$947 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$947 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.7%

Fees for services
6.7%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

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%$3.9 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.3 million
Fines
2.3%$852 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals3.1%Environment and natural resources0.9%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

63%

of Jim Wells 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%$26.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$11.2 million
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$208 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$7.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$373 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$373 thousand
Social services
0.6%$250 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$250 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$80 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells 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.