County government · Newton County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Newton County took in $23.0 million and spent $31.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services49%County taxes32%Fines and other9.2%State tax money6.4%Local tax money3.7%

What stands out

49%

of Newton County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
31%$7.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$261 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$260 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$11.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$11.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$1.5 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$857 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Fines
5.4%$1.3 million
Interest, rents and other
3.8%$872 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Social services4.0%Interest on debt1.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

68%

of Newton 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
68%$21.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$13.3 million
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$890 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$757 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.6 million
  • Airports$24 thousand
Social services
4.0%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$321 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$258 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$192 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$192 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$36 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Newton 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 Newton 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.