County government · Taylor County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Taylor County took in $93.3 million and spent $102 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money6.6%Fees for services4.4%State tax money3.1%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

72%

of Taylor County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes77%

Property tax
72%$67.2 million
Other taxes
3.3%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.0 million
  • Other licenses$834 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$151 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.0%$1.8 million

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$6.2 million

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$2.9 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$680 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Fines
5.2%$4.8 million
Interest, rents and other
2.6%$2.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails59%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Running the government and other costs9.0%Roads, transit and parking6.3%Social services2.8%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

19%

of Taylor County's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
59%$59.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$27.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$16.0 million
  • Police$15.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$416 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$189 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$19.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19.1 million
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$9.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$730 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Social services
2.8%$2.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$2.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$467 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$467 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$45 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$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taylor County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Taylor 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.