County government · Shackelford County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Shackelford County took in $4.5 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money7.1%Local tax money2.1%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

74%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
74%$3.3 million
Other taxes
7.5%$335 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$334 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$317 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$71 thousand

Local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.1%$95 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Fines
4.4%$195 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.5%$158 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Social services1.1%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%

What stands out

46%

of Shackelford 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%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$680 thousand
  • Police$514 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$253 thousand
Running the government and other costs
45%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$559 thousand
  • Government buildings$481 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$231 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$231 thousand
Social services
1.1%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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.