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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Boise took in $566 million and spent $650 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, airport)39%Federal tax money9.1%State tax money6.6%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

36%

of Boise's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
36%$202 million
Other taxes
4.4%$24.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$13.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$10.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$452 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$269 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$185 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$222 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; airport and 6 more
  • Sewer$71.9 million
  • Airport$62.4 million
  • Garbage collection$41.4 million
  • Other service charges$20.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$12.2 million
  • Housing$10.7 million
  • Parking$2.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$51.3 million

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$37.4 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$28.5 million
Fines
0.2%$954 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending13%

What stands out

10%

of Boise's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$150 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$110 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$40.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$149 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$81.3 million
  • Fire protection$59.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$114 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$114 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$83.3 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$45.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$843 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$69.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$51.5 million
  • Libraries$18.2 million
Housing and community development
9.9%$64.2 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$9.2 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$9.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$3.8 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boise. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Boise 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.