County government · San Saba County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), San Saba County took in $5.7 million and spent $5.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes85%Fines and other9.3%State tax money4.1%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes85%

Property tax
70%$4.0 million
Other taxes
10%$585 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$560 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.9%$282 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$235 thousand

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$70 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$408 thousand
Fines
2.2%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Running the government and other costs42%Health and hospitals7.3%Sent to other local governments0.9%Interest on debt0.8%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

48%

of San Saba 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
48%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$995 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$975 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$700 thousand
  • Fire protection$100 thousand
Running the government and other costs
42%$2.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$510 thousand
  • Government buildings$450 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.3%$420 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$420 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$50 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$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.3%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

San Saba 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 Saba 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.