County government · Parmer County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Parmer County took in $6.9 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%State tax money7.4%Fees for services6.8%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
71%$4.9 million
Other taxes
8.8%$609 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$609 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$471 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$471 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$111 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$511 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
2.6%$178 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.2%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Police, fire, courts and jails38%Social services1.9%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

60%

of Parmer County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$350 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$746 thousand
Social services
1.9%$123 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$123 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Parmer 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 Parmer 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.