County government · San Jacinto County, TX

San Jacinto County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), San Jacinto County took in $22.1 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes72%Federal tax money17%Fines and other8.6%Fees for services2.6%

What stands out

62%

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

County taxes72%

Property tax
62%$13.8 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$759 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$674 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.4%$745 thousand

Fees for services2.6%

Fees for services
2.6%$577 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$577 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$3.7 million

Fines and other8.6%

Fines
6.9%$1.5 million
Interest, rents and other
1.8%$388 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking25%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.7%Health and hospitals2.3%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

46%

of San Jacinto 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
46%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$507 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$453 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.7%$574 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$574 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$356 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$356 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$57 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto 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.