County government · Elmore County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Elmore County took in $23.2 million and spent $19.3 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 taxes46%Fines and other20%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%State tax money10%Federal tax money8.8%

What stands out

19%

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

County taxes46%

Property tax
44%$10.2 million
Other taxes
1.7%$405 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$214 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$171 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$998 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$158 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.8%

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

From the federal government
8.8%$2.0 million

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$2.4 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$4.3 million
Fines
1.3%$298 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Running the government and other costs27%Health and hospitals7.2%Social services4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

54%

of Elmore County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$582 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$232 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Social services
4.6%$888 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$888 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$648 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$648 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$403 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$403 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.7%$130 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$130 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Elmore 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 Elmore 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.