County government · Alpine County, CA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Alpine County took in $31.3 million and spent $29.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%County taxes29%Fines and other9.6%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)9.3%Federal tax money9.1%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

43%

of Alpine County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
24%$7.5 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$862 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$50 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
1.3%$393 thousand

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Road charges$294 thousand
  • Other school charges$28 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$2.8 million

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$13.5 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$114 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$2.8 million
Fines
0.7%$227 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals12%Schools and colleges7.5%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.5%

of Alpine County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$11.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$636 thousand
  • Fire protection$532 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$169 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Public transit$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$3.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.5 million
Schools and colleges
7.5%$2.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.2 million
Social services
7.0%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$597 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$527 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$270 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$167 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$103 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$210 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$20 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$18 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Alpine County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Alpine 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.