County government · Caribou County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Caribou County took in $15.2 million and spent $12.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%Fines and other28%State tax money18%Federal tax money11%

What stands out

27%

of Caribou County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
41%$6.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.7 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.7 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
27%$4.1 million
Fines
1.2%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs24%Social services2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

33%

of Caribou County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$761 thousand
  • Fire protection$455 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Social services
2.8%$354 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$354 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$279 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$279 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$31 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$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Caribou County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Caribou 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.