County government · Custer County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Custer County took in $6.8 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money55%County taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)7.6%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money1.8%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

55%

of Custer County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
29%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$85 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$30 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$515 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$342 thousand
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$125 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$3.8 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$72 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
1.8%$126 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Environment and natural resources6.1%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

35%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$193 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$205 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.1%$408 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$408 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$117 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$117 thousand
Social services
1.1%$72 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$59 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$36 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$19 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$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Custer 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 Custer 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.