County government · Starr County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Starr County took in $42.0 million and spent $40.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes49%Fines and other17%Fees for services (tolls, garbage collection)13%State tax money12%Federal tax money7.5%

What stands out

15%

of Starr County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people get none.

County taxes49%

Property tax
44%$18.5 million
Other taxes
5.2%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$662 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$401 thousand
  • Road charges$116 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$3.2 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$5.2 million

Fines and other17%

Fines
15%$6.3 million
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$985 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs28%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.3%Health and hospitals3.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

21%

of Starr 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$16.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 4 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.3 million
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$931 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$163 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$11.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$295 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.3 million
  • Airports$34 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.3%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and gas supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
  • Gas supply$864 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.3%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$453 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$453 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$216 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$216 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Starr County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Starr 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.