County government · Walker County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Walker County took in $47.1 million and spent $41.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)12%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.1%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

47%

of Walker County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
47%$22.3 million
Sales tax
9.6%$4.5 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$884 thousand
  • Other licenses$618 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Road charges$898 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$4.7 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$6.6 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$313 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
1.7%$818 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$644 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals10%Sent to other local governments4.4%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

48%

of Walker County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$19.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$11.0 million
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$637 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.5 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$830 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$1.8 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$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$442 thousand
Social services
0.8%$320 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$320 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$218 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$218 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Walker 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 Walker 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.