County government · Trinity County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Trinity County took in $8.5 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Federal tax money28%State tax money1.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

28%

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

County taxes70%

Property tax
65%$5.5 million
Other taxes
5.9%$502 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$318 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$161 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$2.4 million

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$104 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails45%Sent to other local governments3.4%Interest on debt1.2%Social services1.1%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Trinity County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$794 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$395 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$845 thousand
  • Police$492 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$196 thousand
  • Fire protection$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$122 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$122 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$43 thousand
Social services
1.1%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Trinity County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Trinity 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.