County government · Blaine County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Blaine County took in $35.8 million and spent $41.0 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 taxes49%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection)16%Fines and other8.0%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes49%

Property tax
46%$16.4 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$805 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$395 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$3.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$9.5 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$2.5 million
Fines
1.0%$371 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Health and hospitals8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

7%

of Blaine 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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$16.2 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$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$776 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
8.3%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$523 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$523 thousand
Social services
1.3%$519 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$500 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$116 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$75 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$75 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$62 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$62 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Blaine 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 Blaine 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.