County government · McCulloch County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), McCulloch County took in $6.1 million and spent $5.8 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 taxes68%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.7%Fees for services (road charges)9.1%State tax money2.2%

What stands out

12%

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

County taxes68%

Property tax
56%$3.4 million
Sales tax
12%$739 thousand

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges
  • Road charges$558 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$690 thousand

State tax money2.2%

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

From the state
2.2%$134 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Fines
8.1%$497 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development5.5%Sent to other local governments4.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

39%

of McCulloch 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
39%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Police$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$511 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$466 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
Housing and community development
5.5%$321 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$256 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$256 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$197 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$197 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$28 thousand
Social services
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

McCulloch 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 McCulloch 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.