County government · Schleicher County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Schleicher County took in $3.9 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)17%State tax money15%Fines and other3.0%Local tax money2.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

61%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
61%$2.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$667 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$665 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$41 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$566 thousand

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$100 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$100 thousand
Fines
0.4%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals40%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Social services3.2%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

40%

of Schleicher County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
40%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$576 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$457 thousand
  • Police$255 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$138 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$420 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$173 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$101 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$165 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$165 thousand
Social services
3.2%$130 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$130 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$105 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$105 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Schleicher County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Schleicher 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.