County government · Real County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Real County took in $2.1 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes98%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

87%

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

County taxes98%

Property tax
87%$1.8 million
Sales tax
9.6%$204 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
1.6%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs15%Social services7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.4%

What stands out

50%

of Real 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
50%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$510 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$890 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$890 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$528 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$278 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Social services
7.5%$258 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Real 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 Real 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.