County government · Willacy County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Willacy County took in $19.0 million and spent $11.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%Fines and other16%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

16%

of Willacy County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes80%

Property tax

73%$13.8 million

Other taxes

7.6%$1.4 million

What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses

Motor vehicle licenses$1.1 million
Other licenses$341 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax

<0.1%$3 thousand

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government

4.0%$764 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state

<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other16%

Fines

16%$3.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs35%Interest on debt14%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

14%

of Willacy County's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails

44%$4.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more

Courts and legal services$2.7 million
Prisons and jails$1.9 million
Police$213 thousand

Running the government and other costs

35%$3.8 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Government buildings$342 thousand

Interest on debt

14%$1.6 million

Roads, transit and parking

5.5%$605 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$605 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.4%$157 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries

Libraries$157 thousand

Health and hospitals

0.6%$67 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$67 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Willacy County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 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 Willacy 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.