County government · Williamson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Williamson County took in $628 million and spent $607 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Fines and other14%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)8.0%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money3.7%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

66%

of Williamson County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 29%.

County taxes70%

Property tax
66%$412 million
Other taxes
4.4%$27.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.0%

Fees for services
8.0%$50.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$46.7 million
  • Road charges$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$738 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$27.0 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$23.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$1.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$80.0 million
Fines
1.0%$6.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals12%Interest on debt6.8%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

39%

of Williamson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 6.3%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$238 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$122 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$74.3 million
  • Government buildings$28.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$120 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$48.3 million
  • Police$40.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$31.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$70.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70.9 million
Interest on debt
6.8%$41.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$9.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.4 million
  • Libraries$104 thousand
Social services
0.6%$3.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Williamson 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 Williamson 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.