County government · Yoakum County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Yoakum County took in $4.1 million and spent $3.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes83%Fees for services (road charges)8.8%Fines and other5.2%State tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.9%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Yoakum County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes83%

Property tax
58%$2.4 million
Sales tax
19%$759 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$245 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$150 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$91 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$358 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$350 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$35 thousand

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$69 thousand

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$15 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$151 thousand
Fines
1.4%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking12%Social services1.4%Interest on debt0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

68%

of Yoakum County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
68%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$811 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$666 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$550 thousand
  • Police$486 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$658 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$408 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$444 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$444 thousand
Social services
1.4%$51 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Yoakum County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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 Yoakum 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.