County government · Pecos County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pecos County took in $60.9 million and spent $65.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%Fees for services (hospital bills, water)24%State tax money9.3%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

24%

of Pecos County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
55%$33.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$676 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$676 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$14.6 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$10.5 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Water$324 thousand
  • Sewer$272 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$199 thousand
  • Airport$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$937 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$5.6 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$5.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals34%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

34%

of Pecos County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
34%$22.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$19.2 million
  • Public health$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$6.1 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$14.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$507 thousand
  • Government buildings$484 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$6.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.6 million
  • Libraries$572 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$544 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$255 thousand
  • Sewer systems$215 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$139 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$139 thousand
Social services
0.2%$129 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pecos County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Pecos 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.