County government · Johnson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Johnson County took in $111 million and spent $100 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money10%Fines and other8.9%State tax money4.9%

What stands out

62%

of Johnson County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
62%$68.7 million
Other taxes
2.6%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$656 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$293 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$12.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$12.1 million
  • Road charges$565 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$11.7 million

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$5.5 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$6.4 million
Fines
3.2%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services2.4%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

60%

of Johnson County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$59.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$24.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.3 million
  • Police$16.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$25.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$15.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$10.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
Social services
2.4%$2.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$779 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$350 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$350 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$276 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$276 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$110 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$110 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Johnson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Johnson 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.