County government · Lampasas County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lampasas County took in $14.2 million and spent $12.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes88%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services5.3%State tax money1.2%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes88%

Property tax
74%$10.5 million
Sales tax
8.7%$1.2 million
Other taxes
5.1%$719 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$700 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$752 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$752 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$169 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$783 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt5.7%Health and hospitals2.3%Social services0.7%

What stands out

45%

of Lampasas 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
45%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$274 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$3.8 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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$938 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Interest on debt
5.7%$690 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$285 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$285 thousand
Social services
0.7%$85 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lampasas County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Lampasas 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.