County government · Nolan County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Nolan County took in $12.0 million and spent $13.1 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 taxes88%Fines and other12%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

80%

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

County taxes88%

Property tax
80%$9.6 million
Other taxes
6.9%$827 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$562 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$184 thousand
  • Other licenses$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.4%$52 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$111 thousand

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand

Fines and other12%

Fines
10%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%Health and hospitals3.3%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

42%

of Nolan 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
42%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$920 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$743 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$630 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$694 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$417 thousand
  • Libraries$277 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$428 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$428 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.2%$155 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$155 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$144 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$144 thousand
Social services
0.3%$44 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$44 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Nolan 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 Nolan 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.