County government · Matagorda County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Matagorda County took in $30.8 million and spent $34.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fees for services (parks and recreation)13%Fines and other9.2%Federal tax money7.9%State tax money5.9%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes64%

Property tax
61%$18.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$2.4 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$2.3 million
Fines
1.6%$503 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments6.8%Health and hospitals5.2%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

43%

of Matagorda 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
43%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.0 million
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$5.7 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$773 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$2.3 million
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$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
5.2%$1.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$855 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$437 thousand
  • Libraries$418 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.9%$641 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$641 thousand
Social services
0.8%$275 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$275 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$66 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Matagorda County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Matagorda 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.