County government · Alamosa County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Alamosa County took in $51.0 million and spent $48.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes30%Federal tax money26%Fines and other18%State tax money16%Local tax money7.9%Fees for services (airport, sewer)2.7%

What stands out

26%

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

County taxes30%

Sales tax
18%$9.2 million
Property tax
12%$6.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$239 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$149 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.7%

Fees for services
2.7%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 1 more
  • Other service charges$907 thousand
  • Airport$416 thousand
  • Sewer$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money26%

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

From the federal government
26%$13.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$8.0 million

Local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.9%$4.0 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$8.9 million
Fines
0.2%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Social services37%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking10%Health and hospitals5.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

37%

of Alamosa County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$17.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$17.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$11.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$10.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$5.6 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$555 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
5.1%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
3.8%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$174 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$102 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Alamosa 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.