County government · Leon County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Leon County took in $6.1 million and spent $7.4 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 taxes85%Fines and other7.6%Fees for services5.5%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

78%

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

County taxes85%

Property tax
78%$4.7 million
Other taxes
7.2%$439 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$439 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$338 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$131 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Fines
6.1%$372 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs21%Social services1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

46%

of Leon 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
46%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$639 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$425 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$372 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Social services
1.4%$104 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Leon 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 Leon 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.