County government · Boise County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Boise County took in $12.6 million and spent $12.2 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 taxes54%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges, hospital bills)8.6%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money2.5%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
53%$6.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$122 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$738 thousand
  • Road charges$184 thousand
  • Hospital bills$89 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$310 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$3.5 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$157 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$646 thousand
Fines
1.0%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.3%Environment and natural resources2.3%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

7.3%

of Boise 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
31%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$970 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$237 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$666 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$589 thousand
  • Government buildings$365 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.3%$893 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$893 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$278 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$278 thousand
Social services
2.2%$264 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$264 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$72 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$18 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$9 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Boise 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 Boise 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.