County government · Swisher County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Swisher County took in $6.0 million and spent $7.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (road charges, airport)13%Fines and other1.0%Local tax money0.8%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

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

County taxes62%

Property tax
50%$3.0 million
Other taxes
7.5%$450 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$448 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.8%$227 thousand

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$804 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and airport
  • Road charges$791 thousand
  • Airport$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$1.4 million

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$25 thousand

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$50 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Fines
0.6%$33 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Sent to other local governments3.6%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

28%

of Swisher County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$490 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$372 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$398 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$391 thousand
  • Fire protection$99 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.6%$269 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$198 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$71 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$240 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$144 thousand
Social services
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Swisher 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 Swisher 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.