County government · Bonneville County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Bonneville County took in $119 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%State tax money32%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)16%Fines and other8.0%Local tax money4.4%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

32%

of Bonneville County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
33%$39.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$18.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$10.6 million
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Road charges$534 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$278 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$4.7 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$38.6 million

Local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.4%$5.2 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$9.1 million
Fines
0.4%$462 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

12%

of Bonneville 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
39%$42.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$15.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.7 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$19.0 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$11.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$18.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18.8 million
Health and hospitals
13%$13.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$1.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Social services
0.6%$671 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$671 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Bonneville County. 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 Bonneville 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.