County government · Limestone County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Limestone County took in $22.4 million and spent $22.8 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 taxes84%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)11%State tax money2.3%Fines and other1.9%Local tax money0.3%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

82%

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

County taxes84%

Property tax
82%$18.4 million
Other taxes
2.0%$447 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$438 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$802 thousand
  • Road charges$274 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$17 thousand

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$506 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$76 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Fines
1.0%$214 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.9%$201 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails56%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs19%Social services2.5%Sent to other local governments1.6%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

56%

of Limestone 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
56%$12.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Airports$374 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$915 thousand
  • Government buildings$695 thousand
Social services
2.5%$559 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$559 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$354 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$354 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$230 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$126 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$126 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Limestone 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 Limestone 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.