County government · Kent County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kent County took in $5.5 million and spent $5.8 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 taxes93%Fines and other4.2%Fees for services (airport)2.8%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

92%

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

County taxes93%

Property tax
92%$5.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$69 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$153 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$148 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$128 thousand
Fines
1.9%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking18%Social services11%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Sent to other local governments4.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

11%

of Kent County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$315 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$285 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$825 thousand
  • Airports$237 thousand
Social services
11%$624 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$624 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$500 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$335 thousand
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$53 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.9%$288 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$288 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$222 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$222 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$200 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$106 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$58 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kent 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 Kent 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.