County government · Moore County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Moore County took in $16.6 million and spent $18.2 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 taxes66%Fees for services (airport)13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.7%State tax money3.9%

What stands out

63%

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

County taxes66%

Property tax
63%$10.5 million
Other taxes
3.0%$495 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$495 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and airport
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Airport$862 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%$1.9 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$642 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$722 thousand
Fines
1.3%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Environment and natural resources1.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Moore 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
43%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Police$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$6.3 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$556 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$616 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$616 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$277 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$277 thousand
Social services
0.3%$59 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$59 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Moore 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 Moore 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.