County government · Kendall County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kendall County took in $31.3 million and spent $31.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes90%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)6.3%Fines and other2.0%State tax money1.3%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes90%

Property tax
72%$22.6 million
Sales tax
10%$3.1 million
Other taxes
8.1%$2.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$102 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$66 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$168 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.3%

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

From the state
1.3%$415 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.3%$398 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$229 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking14%Health and hospitals6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

43%

of Kendall 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
43%$13.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$889 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$8.2 million
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)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Health and hospitals
6.9%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$963 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$757 thousand
  • Libraries$206 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$808 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$808 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$558 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$558 thousand
Social services
1.2%$384 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$384 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$288 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$288 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$201 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kendall County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Kendall 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.