County government · Jones County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Jones County took in $10.0 million and spent $11.1 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 taxes72%Fees for services (road charges)19%State tax money5.3%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

13%

of Jones County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
57%$5.7 million
Other taxes
13%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$130 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Road charges$886 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$527 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Fines
2.4%$238 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking20%Environment and natural resources1.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.2%

What stands out

44%

of Jones County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$781 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$657 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Police$702 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$177 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Libraries$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jones 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 Jones 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.