County government · Stephens County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stephens County took in $7.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money21%Federal tax money18%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services (airport)0.8%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

18%

of Stephens County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes58%

Property tax
58%$4.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$1.4 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.6 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$42 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails53%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Interest on debt2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

53%

of Stephens 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
53%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$135 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$27 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$703 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$396 thousand
  • Airports$307 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$590 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$343 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stephens County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Stephens 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.