County government · Madison County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Madison County took in $14.1 million and spent $14.8 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 taxes72%Fees for services (garbage collection)11%Fines and other7.8%State tax money6.2%Local tax money3.3%

What stands out

12%

of Madison County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
59%$8.3 million
Sales tax
12%$1.7 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$867 thousand

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$464 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$762 thousand
Fines
2.4%$342 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

37%

of Madison 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
37%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$5.5 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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$478 thousand
  • Government buildings$449 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$344 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$344 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$274 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$271 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$181 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$181 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$147 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$147 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$84 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$20 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$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Madison 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 Madison 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.