County government · Midland County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Midland County took in $207 million and spent $175 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Federal tax money12%Fines and other11%State tax money3.1%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)2.6%

What stands out

37%

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

County taxes72%

Sales tax
37%$76.9 million
Property tax
32%$67.1 million
Other taxes
2.7%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; other service charges and 2 more
  • Road charges$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$803 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$24.0 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$6.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$53 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$14.2 million
Fines
3.7%$7.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%Environment and natural resources1.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

57%

of Midland 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
57%$100 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$45.1 million
  • Police$29.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$24.6 million
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$35.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35.2 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$30.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$730 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$2.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.8 million
Social services
0.5%$809 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$809 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$181 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Midland County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Midland 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.