County government · Tyler County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tyler County took in $31.9 million and spent $33.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)33%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

33%

of Tyler 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 taxes52%

Property tax
49%$15.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$822 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$822 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$8.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Road charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$1.9 million

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$2.9 million

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals43%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%Housing and community development8.4%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

43%

of Tyler 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
43%$14.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.5 million
  • Public health$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$6.3 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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$773 thousand
  • Government buildings$654 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
  • Airports$16 thousand
Housing and community development
8.4%$2.8 million
Social services
0.8%$273 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$273 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$122 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$122 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tyler County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Tyler 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.