County government · Orange County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Orange County took in $52.7 million and spent $58.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%Fines and other11%State tax money9.9%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)0.6%

What stands out

61%

of Orange County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes79%

Property tax
61%$32.0 million
Sales tax
13%$6.9 million
Other taxes
4.9%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$480 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$251 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$328 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Airport$189 thousand
  • Garbage collection$89 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$5.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$4.2 million
Fines
2.8%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals3.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

24%

of Orange County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$22.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$19.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$411 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$206 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$14.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$13.2 million
  • Airports$427 thousand
  • Public transit$379 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$322 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$322 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$291 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$291 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$245 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$245 thousand
Social services
0.3%$201 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$200 thousand
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Orange County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Orange 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.