County government · Wilson County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Wilson County took in $20.7 million and spent $22.4 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 taxes77%Federal tax money8.3%Fees for services (road charges)8.2%Fines and other3.1%State tax money2.5%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

72%

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

County taxes77%

Property tax
72%$14.8 million
Other taxes
5.6%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$994 thousand
  • Other licenses$167 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Road charges$492 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$1.7 million

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$511 thousand

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$135 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
2.6%$541 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails52%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Health and hospitals1.0%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

52%

of Wilson 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
52%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.1 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Fire protection$297 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$277 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
19%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$451 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$414 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$221 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$221 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$204 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$204 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$139 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$93 thousand
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$93 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilson 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 Wilson 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.