County government · Robertson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Robertson County took in $12.4 million and spent $12.5 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 taxes84%Fines and other7.3%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)6.2%State tax money2.4%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

69%

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

County taxes84%

Property tax
69%$8.6 million
Sales tax
11%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$477 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$449 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$763 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$633 thousand
  • Garbage collection$96 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$300 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$38 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$508 thousand
Fines
3.2%$394 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Social services3.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

44%

of Robertson 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
44%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$393 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$943 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$732 thousand
  • Government buildings$159 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$549 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Social services
3.3%$417 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$417 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$146 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
  • Sewer systems$42 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$119 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$119 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$97 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$97 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$15 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Robertson 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 Robertson 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.