County government · Mills County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Mills County took in $4.6 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes85%Federal tax money10%State tax money3.8%Fines and other0.6%Fees for services (sewer)0.1%

What stands out

85%

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

County taxes85%

Property tax
85%$4.0 million

Fees for services0.1%

Fees for services
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$473 thousand

State tax money3.8%

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

From the state
3.8%$177 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Interest on debt13%Social services1.3%Environment and natural resources1.1%

What stands out

13%

of Mills County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$797 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$622 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$479 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$479 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$452 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$180 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$265 thousand
Social services
1.3%$27 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$27 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$23 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mills County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Mills 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.