ZIP 79745 · Winkler County, TX

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 79745: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Texas governments, the Texas Education Agency, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 79745?
79745 is served by the State of Texas, Winkler County, Wink Loving Independent School District 902 and Kermit Independent School District 901. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Texas spent $211.3 billion (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Winkler County spent $35.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Wink Loving Independent School District 902 spent $199 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023) and Kermit Independent School District 901 spent $54.1 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 79745?
Of the governments serving 79745, Wink Loving Independent School District 902 collected $74.2 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2023), Winkler County collected $22.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Kermit Independent School District 901 collected $17.6 million (fiscal year ended August 31, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 79745.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Winkler County, Wink Loving Independent School District 902 and Kermit Independent School District 901

Why not this year? Texas governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Texas Education Agency (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 79745

Wink Loving Independent School District 902$74.2 million

81% of its $91.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2023

Winkler County$22.2 million

52% of its $42.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Kermit Independent School District 901$17.6 million

67% of its $26.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended August 31, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Winkler County provides local services like police and parks.

Winkler County

$35.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

Where the money 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%.

Full Winkler County breakdown

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
Winkler County page →

Where the money 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%.

Full Winkler County breakdown

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
Winkler County page →

Your schools

Wink Loving Independent School District 902

$199 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

About 52% of this ZIP is in Wink Loving Independent School District 902.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes81%Fines and other15%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money1.0%Fees for services (school lunches)0.2%
Full Wink Loving Independent School District 902 breakdown

What stands out

81%

of Wink Loving Independent School District 902's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes81%

Property tax
81%$74.2 million

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$224 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$201 thousand
  • School lunches$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state
2.3%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$896 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$13.1 million
Fines
1.2%$1.1 million
Wink Loving Independent School District 902 page →

Where the money goes

Sent to other local governments69%Schools and colleges30%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

69%

of Wink Loving Independent School District 902's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Wink Loving Independent School District 902 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
69%$138 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$138 million
  • Sent to school districts$120 thousand
Schools and colleges
30%$59.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$59.8 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.2 million
Wink Loving Independent School District 902 page →

Kermit Independent School District 901

$54.1 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended August 31, 2025), from the Texas Education Agency.

About 48% of this ZIP is in Kermit Independent School District 901.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes67%State tax money15%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.6%Fees for services0.4%
Full Kermit Independent School District 901 breakdown

School district taxes67%

Property tax
67%$17.6 million

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$93 thousand

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$1.7 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.9 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.9 million
Kermit Independent School District 901 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges89%Debt payments (principal and interest)11%Sent to other local governments0.1%
Full Kermit Independent School District 901 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
89%$48.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
11%$5.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$61 thousand
Kermit Independent School District 901 page →

Your state

State of Texas

$211.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended August 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes42%Federal tax money33%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other11%Local tax money2.2%
Full Texas breakdown

What stands out

26%

of Texas' money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes42%

Sales tax
26%$54.3 billion
Other taxes
16%$33.0 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; severance taxes and 15 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$8.63 billion
  • Severance taxes$8.60 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$4.34 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.85 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.37 billion
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.79 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$1.10 billion
  • Public utility taxes$875 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$677 million
  • Driver's licenses$192 million
  • Other licenses$171 million
  • Corporation licenses$164 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$113 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$101 million
  • Amusement taxes$26.6 million
  • Public utility licenses$21.0 million
  • Amusement licenses$3.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$24.1 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$11.5 billion
  • College tuition$8.99 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.91 billion
  • Other service charges$1.07 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$430 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$81.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$74.6 million
  • Housing$26.4 million
  • Road charges$26.2 million
  • Other education charges$24.4 million
  • School lunches$287 thousand
  • Garbage collection$166 thousand
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Other school charges$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$68.4 billion

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
2.2%$4.68 billion

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$23.2 billion
Fines
0.1%$305 million
Texas page →

Where the money goes

Social services27%Sent to local governments23%Schools and colleges20%Health and hospitals8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

20%

of Texas' spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical state government spends 15%.

Full Texas breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
27%$58.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; veterans' services and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$57.2 billion
  • Veterans' services$514 million
  • Welfare institutions$157 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$119 million
Sent to local governments
23%$49.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$41.9 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.99 billion
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$1.65 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.09 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$563 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$523 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$360 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$181 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$153 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$127 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$126 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$112 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$106 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$60.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$23.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$17.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$5.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$2.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.7 million
Schools and colleges
20%$42.7 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$35.7 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$2.81 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$2.73 billion
  • Other education$1.28 billion
  • Elementary and secondary schools$124 million
Health and hospitals
8.9%$18.8 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$14.7 billion
  • Public health$4.09 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$18.7 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$18.4 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$179 million
  • Public transit$59.6 million
  • Airports$16.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$15.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$11.3 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.05 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.68 billion
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 million
  • Government buildings$238 million
  • Other government administration$90.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$8.70 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$4.75 billion
  • Police$1.87 billion
  • Courts and legal services$1.07 billion
  • Inspections and regulation$850 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$170 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.81 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$1.42 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.42 billion
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$543 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$499 million
  • Libraries$44.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$207 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$120 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$87.6 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$107 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Texas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

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.

Wink Loving Independent School District 902. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

Kermit Independent School District 901. Texas Education Agency, PEIMS financial actual data, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

How these figures are counted. Texas school district figures are the audited annual financial data that districts report to the Texas Education Agency (PEIMS) for the 2024-25 school year, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. They cover all governmental funds plus food service and other enterprise funds, and leave out bond proceeds, transfers between a district's own funds and internal service funds. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same district.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.