County government · Randall County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Randall County took in $85.8 million and spent $64.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%Federal tax money21%Fines and other8.1%Local tax money7.0%State tax money3.2%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

21%

of Randall County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
56%$48.1 million
Other taxes
4.0%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$531 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$531 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$18.1 million

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$2.8 million

Local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.0%$6.0 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$5.6 million
Fines
1.6%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails66%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Sent to other local governments2.7%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

66%

of Randall County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
66%$42.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$16.3 million
  • Police$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$13.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.8 million
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$397 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$397 thousand
Social services
0.3%$212 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Randall 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 Randall 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.