County government · Bear Lake County, ID

Bear Lake County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Bear Lake County took in $6.9 million and spent $6.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)13%Federal tax money7.7%Local tax money4.9%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

4.9%

of Bear Lake County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes37%

Property tax
35%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.5%$172 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$76 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$918 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$550 thousand
  • Other service charges$313 thousand
  • Hospital bills$36 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$525 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.3 million

Local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.9%$335 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$203 thousand
Fines
0.9%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

9.3%

of Bear Lake 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
42%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$622 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$394 thousand
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$427 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Government buildings$237 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$594 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$594 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$224 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$224 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$43 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$43 thousand
Social services
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bear Lake County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Bear Lake 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.