County government · Sterling County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Sterling County took in $8.0 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%Fees for services29%State tax money14%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

29%

of Sterling 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 taxes48%

Property tax
46%$3.7 million
Other taxes
1.4%$112 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$238 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.1 million

Fines and other6.5%

Fines
4.3%$346 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.2%$176 thousand

Where it goes

Social services39%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Health and hospitals8.7%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

39%

of Sterling County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
39%$3.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$233 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$764 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$480 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$261 thousand
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.7%$721 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$721 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$54 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$54 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sterling 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 Sterling 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.