County government · Titus County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Titus County took in $151 million and spent $144 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills)57%Federal tax money17%County taxes14%State tax money6.4%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

57%

of Titus 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 taxes14%

Property tax
14%$21.0 million
Other taxes
0.5%$780 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$720 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$85.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills and other service charges
  • Hospital bills$83.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$26.4 million

State tax money6.4%

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

From the state
6.4%$9.6 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$17 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$7.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals84%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Interest on debt2.9%Running the government and other costs2.5%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

84%

of Titus County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
84%$121 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$121 million
  • Public health$121 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$375 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.3 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$489 thousand
  • Government buildings$311 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$119 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$119 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$113 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$113 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Titus County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Titus 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.