County government · Bonner County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bonner County took in $71.0 million and spent $70.8 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 taxes52%Fines and other20%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)12%Federal tax money1.7%Local tax money0.4%

What stands out

19%

of Bonner County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
48%$33.7 million
Other taxes
4.8%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$4.0 million
  • Airport$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.2 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$10.1 million

Local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.4%$250 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$13.8 million
Fines
0.5%$339 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals7.5%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

12%

of Bonner County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$25.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$10.8 million
  • Police$9.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$17.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Government buildings$918 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$13.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$12.7 million
  • Airports$353 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$8.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.2 million
Health and hospitals
7.5%$5.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$897 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$897 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$264 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
Social services
0.2%$131 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$131 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bonner 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 Bonner 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.