County government · Stonewall County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Stonewall County took in $2.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%State tax money8.4%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money4.7%Local tax money2.8%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes76%

Property tax
72%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.4%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$123 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$131 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$233 thousand

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$77 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$172 thousand
Fines
1.4%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking21%Sent to other local governments4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Environment and natural resources0.9%

What stands out

46%

of Stonewall County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$1.1 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$436 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$280 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$611 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$286 thousand
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$513 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$511 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$107 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$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$40 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$21 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Stonewall 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 Stonewall 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.