County brief: Walker County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing debt per resident for all local governments, fiscal year 2025.
Walker County's 8 local governments owed $328.4 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, $3,923 per resident, 119th of 159 counties and 19th of 26 (50,000 to 99,999). Of that, $11.92 million is owed by 1 issuer that also serves other counties.
- Debt per resident
- $3,923
- Rank
- 119th of 159
- Rank in its size band
- 19th of 26(50,000 to 99,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $328,449,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 83,722
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $11,920,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities | 1 | $152,985,000 | 46.6% | |
| Counties | 1 | $8,405,000 | 2.6% | |
| Water Districts | 3 | $8,572,000 | 2.6% | |
| Independent School Districts | 2 | $146,567,000 | 44.6% | |
| Health & Hospital Districts | 1 | $11,920,000 | 3.6% | |
| Total | 8 | $328,449,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 8 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | Cities | $152,985,000 | $3,091 |
| Huntsville ISD | Independent School Districts | $120,955,000 | $1,372 |
| New Waverly ISD | Independent School Districts | $25,612,000 | $4,521 |
| Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare | Health & Hospital Districts | $11,920,000 | Not reported |
| Walker County | Counties | $8,405,000 | $100 |
| Walker County Special UD | Water Districts | $3,877,000 | Not reported |
| Riverside Special UD | Water Districts | $3,315,000 | Not reported |
| Phelps SUD | Water Districts | $1,380,000 | $667 |
How these figures are made. BRB lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares, so an issuer's debt counts in its home county, the first county listed for it, and each dollar counts once statewide. Of Walker County's $328,449,000, $11,920,000 is owed by 1 issuer that lists other counties too; 1 issuer that lists Walker County counts in another. Debt per resident divides principal outstanding by the population on Walker County government's own row (83,722 residents) for the same fiscal year; per resident in the issuer list uses each government's own reported population. "Not reported" is never shown as zero.
Source: Texas Bond Review Board open data on data.texas.gov: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher 9/9/2026). Loaded here 10/8/2026. Computed here from BRB's tables. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Issuer names are shown as BRB publishes them, spellings included. Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.