County government · Parker County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Parker County took in $109 million and spent $108 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fees for services (road charges)11%State tax money10%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
60%$65.2 million
Sales tax
14%$15.4 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$10.1 million
  • Road charges$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$46 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$11.2 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$4.3 million
Fines
0.6%$633 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt6.0%Health and hospitals0.6%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

30%

of Parker 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
42%$45.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$13.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$271 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$32.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$32.5 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$21.7 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$12.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$2.0 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$6.5 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$672 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$672 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$503 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$503 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$411 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$411 thousand
Social services
0.3%$331 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$331 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Parker County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Parker 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.