County government · Young County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Young County took in $12.6 million and spent $13.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes75%Local tax money9.3%Fees for services6.8%State tax money6.2%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

9.3%

of Young County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes75%

Property tax
58%$7.3 million
Sales tax
12%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.0%$750 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$680 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.8%

Fees for services
6.8%$857 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$857 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$780 thousand

Local tax money9.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.3%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$303 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals2.5%Interest on debt0.7%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

45%

of Young 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
45%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
35%$4.6 million
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$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$857 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$418 thousand
  • Government buildings$223 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$320 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$320 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$90 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$56 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Young County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Young 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.