County government · Clearwater County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Clearwater County took in $11.8 million and spent $10.4 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 taxes35%State tax money35%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)15%Federal tax money10%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

10%

of Clearwater County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
31%$3.7 million
Other taxes
3.8%$449 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$145 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$129 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$90 thousand
  • Other licenses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$584 thousand
  • Road charges$127 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$1.2 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$4.1 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$175 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$246 thousand
Fines
0.8%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Health and hospitals5.8%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

6.2%

of Clearwater 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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$3.9 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$496 thousand
  • Government buildings$174 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$994 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$570 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$118 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$649 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$649 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$609 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$609 thousand
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$472 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$472 thousand
Social services
1.6%$170 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$170 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$120 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$114 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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.