County government · Wilbarger County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wilbarger County took in $9.3 million and spent $11.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes74%Fees for services (road charges, airport)19%Fines and other4.9%State tax money2.1%

What stands out

65%

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

County taxes74%

Property tax
65%$6.1 million
Sales tax
8.2%$763 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$883 thousand
  • Road charges$576 thousand
  • Airport$333 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$195 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$324 thousand
Fines
1.4%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Environment and natural resources2.0%Social services0.8%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Wilbarger County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Airports$496 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$994 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$650 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$276 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and police
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Police$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$236 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$236 thousand
Social services
0.8%$90 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$90 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilbarger County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Wilbarger 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.