County government · Kleberg County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Kleberg County took in $25.0 million and spent $28.1 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 taxes69%State tax money11%Fines and other9.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)9.1%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

8.3%

of Kleberg County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes69%

Property tax
55%$13.8 million
Sales tax
10%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.0%$751 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$622 thousand
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$380 thousand
  • Airport$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$431 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$2.7 million

Fines and other9.7%

Fines
8.3%$2.1 million
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$360 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Running the government and other costs24%Social services7.3%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

51%

of Kleberg 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
51%$14.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$6.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$764 thousand
  • Government buildings$666 thousand
Social services
7.3%$2.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$341 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kleberg 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 Kleberg 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.