County government · Live Oak County, TX

Live Oak County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Live Oak County took in $27.6 million and spent $17.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fines and other28%State tax money4.3%Local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.6%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

19%

of Live Oak County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes66%

Property tax
55%$15.3 million
Sales tax
8.2%$2.3 million
Other taxes
2.2%$610 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$580 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$156 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport and garbage collection
  • Airport$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$175 thousand

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$1.2 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$217 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
19%$5.4 million
Fines
8.5%$2.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs16%Sent to other local governments3.9%Social services2.6%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

36%

of Live Oak County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$110 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
  • Airports$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.7 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$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$961 thousand
  • Government buildings$363 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.9%$693 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$432 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$261 thousand
Social services
2.6%$465 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$308 thousand
  • Other public welfare$157 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$247 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$247 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$194 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$141 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$141 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$123 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Live Oak County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Live Oak 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.