County government · San Patricio County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), San Patricio County took in $50.6 million and spent $72.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Fines and other12%Fees for services (road charges, airport)9.6%State tax money3.3%

What stands out

71%

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

County taxes75%

Property tax
71%$35.7 million
Other taxes
4.4%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$336 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.6%

Fees for services
9.6%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Airport$432 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$1.7 million

Fines and other12%

Fines
6.7%$3.4 million
Interest, rents and other
5.3%$2.7 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

45%

of San Patricio 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$32.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$31.8 million
  • Airports$742 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$23.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$8.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$637 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$159 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
2.8%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$726 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$644 thousand
Social services
1.9%$1.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$548 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$548 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$379 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Patricio County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 San Patricio 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.