County government · Rusk County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rusk County took in $28.7 million and spent $27.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)8.6%Fines and other7.2%State tax money6.9%

What stands out

74%

of Rusk County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes77%

Property tax
74%$21.3 million
Other taxes
3.1%$900 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$900 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Airport$320 thousand
  • Garbage collection$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$2.0 million

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.4 million
Fines
2.3%$652 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs17%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

35%

of Rusk County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$917 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$9.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
  • Airports$633 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$784 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$667 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$979 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$317 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$317 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$195 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$195 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$190 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$190 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$135 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Rusk County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Rusk 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.