County government · Lee County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lee County took in $16.7 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Fines and other14%Federal tax money10%State tax money2.1%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

59%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
59%$9.9 million
Sales tax
8.3%$1.4 million
Other taxes
5.1%$853 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$609 thousand
  • Other licenses$166 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.7 million

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$344 thousand

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$313 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.7 million
Fines
3.7%$615 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking25%Social services2.0%Sent to other local governments1.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

39%

of Lee 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
39%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$962 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$763 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Social services
2.0%$290 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$246 thousand
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$261 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$261 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$251 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$251 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$183 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$183 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$110 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$73 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.