County government · Maverick County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Maverick County took in $33.0 million and spent $30.6 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 taxes77%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)15%State tax money4.0%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

20%

of Maverick County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes77%

Property tax
54%$17.9 million
Sales tax
20%$6.4 million
Other taxes
3.5%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Water$661 thousand
  • Road charges$159 thousand
  • Airport$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$1.3 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$641 thousand
Fines
1.1%$374 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Interest on debt6.1%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

11%

of Maverick County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.3 million
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$81 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$579 thousand
  • Government buildings$337 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Water supply$363 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.9%$873 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$873 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$748 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$748 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$364 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$364 thousand
Social services
1.0%$312 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$312 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$62 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Maverick 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 Maverick 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.