County government · Val Verde County, TX

Val Verde County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Val Verde County took in $37.4 million and spent $34.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Federal tax money27%Fines and other11%Fees for services (parks and recreation)10%State tax money1.5%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
41%$15.2 million
Sales tax
8.9%$3.3 million
Other taxes
0.5%$189 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere and amusement taxes
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$187 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money27%

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

From the federal government
27%$10.1 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$575 thousand

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$98 thousand

Fines and other11%

Fines
7.1%$2.7 million
Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking24%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%Social services2.3%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

37%

of Val Verde County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$12.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$272 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$8.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$576 thousand
Social services
2.3%$772 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$772 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$767 thousand
Housing and community development
1.4%$469 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Val Verde County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Val Verde 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.