County government · Liberty County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Liberty County took in $73.8 million and spent $64.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fines and other19%State tax money9.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

of Liberty County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes70%

Property tax
58%$42.9 million
Sales tax
7.0%$5.2 million
Other taxes
4.4%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$688 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.4%

Fees for services
2.4%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$385 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$201 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$6.6 million

Fines and other19%

Fines
17%$12.2 million
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$1.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking17%Housing and community development13%Social services2.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

13%

of Liberty County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$29.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$11.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$725 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$13.0 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$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$689 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.9 million
Housing and community development
13%$8.4 million
Social services
2.4%$1.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$815 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$815 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$407 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$298 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$298 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Liberty County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Liberty 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.