County government · Bingham County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bingham County took in $33.1 million and spent $32.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes48%State tax money28%Fines and other13%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.3%Federal tax money2.3%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Bingham County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes48%

Property tax
46%$15.2 million
Other taxes
2.3%$747 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$402 thousand
  • Other licenses$336 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.3%

Fees for services
8.3%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$258 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$750 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$9.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$31 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.9 million
Fines
1.3%$442 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.3%Health and hospitals1.5%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

8.3%

of Bingham 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
37%$12.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 1 more
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$8.8 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$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
25%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Airports$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.3%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.7 million
Health and hospitals
1.5%$501 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$501 thousand
Social services
1.1%$353 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$353 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$226 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$226 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$29 thousand
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$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bingham County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Bingham 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.