County government · Victoria County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Victoria County took in $306 million and spent $297 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, airport)67%County taxes16%State tax money8.9%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

67%

of Victoria County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes16%

Property tax
11%$34.7 million
Sales tax
4.4%$13.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; amusement taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Amusement taxes$119 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$206 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$194 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Airport$3.7 million
  • Ports and waterways$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$7.7 million

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$27.3 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$12.0 million
Fines
1.0%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals71%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Running the government and other costs7.5%Sent to other local governments0.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

71%

of Victoria County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
71%$212 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$206 million
  • Public health$6.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$34.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$21.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$747 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$23.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.8 million
  • Ports and harbors$9.4 million
  • Airports$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$22.1 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$15.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$2.4 million
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$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.8 million
Social services
0.2%$710 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$710 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$255 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Victoria County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Victoria 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.