County government · Zapata County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Zapata County took in $22.5 million and spent $18.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Federal tax money17%Fines and other5.2%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Zapata County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
40%$8.9 million
Sales tax
10%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.5%$570 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$402 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$105 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$319 thousand
  • Other service charges$184 thousand
  • Airport$49 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$3.9 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$173 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Fines
3.2%$710 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.0%$450 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs8.8%Interest on debt7.6%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

21%

of Zapata County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$314 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$869 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$1.6 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$484 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$444 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$435 thousand
  • Government buildings$261 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
4.8%$882 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$882 thousand
Social services
2.6%$486 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$486 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$348 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$233 thousand
  • Libraries$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Zapata 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 Zapata 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.