County government · Somervell County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Somervell County took in $45.9 million and spent $45.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)55%County taxes43%Fines and other1.1%State tax money1.1%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

55%

of Somervell County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes43%

Property tax
42%$19.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$390 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$339 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$25.1 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$21.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$527 thousand
  • Road charges$102 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state
1.1%$494 thousand

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$188 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$288 thousand
Fines
0.5%$238 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals58%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Running the government and other costs7.3%Roads, transit and parking5.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

58%

of Somervell 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
58%$26.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$25.4 million
  • Public health$1.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$912 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$820 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$445 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Libraries$284 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$3.3 million
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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 thousand
  • Government buildings$729 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$290 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$627 thousand
Social services
1.2%$557 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$557 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$168 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$168 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Somervell County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Somervell 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.