County government · Kaufman County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Kaufman County took in $110 million and spent $133 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Federal tax money8.2%Fees for services7.3%Fines and other5.1%State tax money2.3%Local tax money2.0%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
72%$78.5 million
Other taxes
3.6%$3.9 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3.5 million
  • Other licenses$408 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.3%

Fees for services
7.3%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$8.9 million

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$2.5 million

Local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.0%$2.1 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$5.4 million
Fines
0.2%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt6.3%Social services1.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

32%

of Kaufman County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$50.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Police$26.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$12.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$580 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$43.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$43.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$28.0 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$20.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Interest on debt
6.3%$8.3 million
Social services
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$837 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$837 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$628 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$598 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$434 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$434 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$366 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$366 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kaufman County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Kaufman 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.