County government · Kerr County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Kerr County took in $50.4 million and spent $45.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%State tax money16%Fees for services8.1%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes69%

Property tax
53%$26.9 million
Sales tax
12%$6.2 million
Other taxes
3.1%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$965 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$574 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$8.2 million

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$2.7 million
Fines
1.5%$775 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Health and hospitals3.4%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

52%

of Kerr 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
52%$23.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$979 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
Health and hospitals
3.4%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$823 thousand
Social services
1.2%$558 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$558 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$303 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$303 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kerr 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 Kerr 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.