County government · Oldham County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Oldham County took in $3.3 million and spent $2.5 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 taxes53%Fines and other46%Fees for services (airport)0.8%

What stands out

32%

of Oldham County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
48%$1.6 million
Sales tax
4.6%$151 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other46%

Interest, rents and other
32%$1.1 million
Fines
14%$472 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails64%Running the government and other costs34%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Roads, transit and parking1.0%

What stands out

64%

of Oldham 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
64%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$981 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$580 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$840 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$364 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
  • Government buildings$162 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.0%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oldham 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 Oldham 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.