County government · Runnels County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Runnels County took in $10.5 million and spent $8.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%State tax money10%Fines and other10%Fees for services5.3%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

60%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
60%$6.4 million
Sales tax
7.7%$817 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$540 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$538 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$558 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$558 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.1 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$112 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$862 thousand
Fines
2.0%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs31%Environment and natural resources1.5%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

32%

of Runnels County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$733 thousand
  • Police$651 thousand
  • Fire protection$34 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$2.6 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$836 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$468 thousand
  • Government buildings$190 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$128 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$128 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$45 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$45 thousand
Social services
0.5%$43 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Runnels County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Runnels 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.