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Idaho Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Idaho Falls took in $223 million and spent $231 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes21%State tax money8.5%Federal tax money4.7%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

59%

of Idaho Falls' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$44.0 million
Other taxes
1.0%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$817 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$131 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$74.4 million
  • Sewer$13.9 million
  • Water$13.8 million
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.9 million
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Airport$4.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$3.5 million
  • Road charges$550 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$10.4 million

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$19.0 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$6.8 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$9.6 million
Fines
0.1%$232 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Running the government and other costs6.9%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

43%

of Idaho Falls' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$98.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$72.4 million
  • Sewer systems$11.1 million
  • Water supply$9.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$65.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$38.7 million
  • Fire protection$26.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$391 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$25.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$22.7 million
  • Libraries$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$17.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
  • Airports$6.9 million
  • Public transit$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$16.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$9.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$6.6 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$863 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$863 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Idaho Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Idaho Falls 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.