County government · Tom Green County, TX

Tom Green County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Tom Green County took in $115 million and spent $107 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 taxes73%State tax money11%Fines and other7.5%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)4.3%Federal tax money3.5%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Tom Green County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes73%

Property tax
41%$47.7 million
Other taxes
20%$23.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$64 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$39 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$13.3 million

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Sewer$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$4.0 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$12.9 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$399 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$5.6 million
Fines
2.6%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments21%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

21%

of Tom Green County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$41.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$17.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$12.2 million
  • Police$10.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$165 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$24.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.6 million
  • Government buildings$8.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
21%$22.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$22.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.4 million
Social services
1.8%$1.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$304 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$304 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tom Green 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 Tom Green 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.