County government · Medina County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Medina County took in $49.2 million and spent $72.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fines and other18%Fees for services6.3%Federal tax money5.8%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

9.3%

of Medina County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes64%

Property tax
54%$26.4 million
Sales tax
8.5%$4.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.3%

Fees for services
6.3%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$2.8 million

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$2.5 million

Fines and other18%

Fines
9.3%$4.6 million
Interest, rents and other
9.0%$4.4 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails62%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt1.3%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

62%

of Medina County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
62%$44.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$33.8 million
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$705 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$12.9 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$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$11.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.5 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$965 thousand
Social services
0.4%$269 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$269 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$224 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$224 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Medina County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Medina 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.