County government · Rains County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Rains County took in $9.5 million and spent $10.2 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 taxes76%Fees for services13%Fines and other6.9%State tax money3.5%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
60%$5.6 million
Sales tax
11%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.4%$507 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$427 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$56 thousand

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$332 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Fines
4.1%$390 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$259 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals13%Housing and community development3.2%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

37%

of Rains 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
37%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$977 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$51 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$2.0 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$549 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$236 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$322 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.1%$312 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$312 thousand
Social services
2.4%$247 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$247 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rains 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 Rains 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.