County government · Martin County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Martin County took in $36.9 million and spent $12.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes94%Fees for services4.0%Fines and other1.4%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

93%

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

County taxes94%

Property tax
93%$34.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$465 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$465 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$149 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Fines
0.9%$324 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$185 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

32%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$4.4 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$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$717 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$529 thousand
  • Government buildings$329 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$689 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$652 thousand
  • Fire protection$295 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$218 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$218 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$115 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$115 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Martin 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 Martin 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.