County government · Waller County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waller County took in $39.3 million and spent $39.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes79%Fines and other18%State tax money1.6%Fees for services1.4%

What stands out

75%

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

County taxes79%

Property tax
75%$29.6 million
Other taxes
4.0%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$546 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$546 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$638 thousand

Fines and other18%

Fines
12%$4.8 million
Interest, rents and other
5.3%$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%Social services1.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

23%

of Waller County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$17.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$7.3 million
  • Police$6.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$549 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$11.3 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$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$523 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$645 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$611 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Social services
1.5%$583 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$583 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$460 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$460 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waller County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Waller 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.