County government · Gem County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gem County took in $41.0 million and spent $44.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)56%County taxes18%State tax money16%Federal tax money6.3%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

56%

of Gem County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
17%$7.1 million
Other taxes
0.5%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$22.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$20.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$199 thousand
  • Garbage collection$163 thousand
  • Road charges$57 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$2.6 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$6.5 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$1.7 million
Fines
0.1%$53 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals67%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.1%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Environment and natural resources2.9%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

67%

of Gem County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
67%$29.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$28.4 million
  • Public health$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$696 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$358 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$4.0 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)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$218 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$861 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$861 thousand
Social services
1.3%$571 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$571 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gem 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 Gem 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.