County government · Mitchell County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mitchell County took in $6.5 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes88%Fines and other8.5%State tax money2.0%Fees for services1.6%

What stands out

83%

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

County taxes88%

Property tax
83%$5.4 million
Other taxes
4.5%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$272 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$107 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$130 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Fines
5.9%$387 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Social services1.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

44%

of Mitchell 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
44%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$594 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$102 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$2.1 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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$454 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$251 thousand
  • Government buildings$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Social services
1.5%$109 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$109 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$85 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$85 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mitchell County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Mitchell 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.