County government · Winkler County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Winkler County took in $42.7 million and spent $35.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes62%Fees for services (hospital bills, parks and recreation)28%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other3.3%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

28%

of Winkler County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes62%

Property tax
52%$22.2 million
Sales tax
9.1%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$324 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$289 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$10.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Airport$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$2.2 million

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$861 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$974 thousand
Fines
1.0%$434 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals49%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking5.5%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

49%

of Winkler County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
49%$17.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.2 million
  • Public health$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$9.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$857 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$292 thousand
  • Fire protection$171 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$603 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$237 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$139 thousand
Social services
0.4%$136 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winkler County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Winkler 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.