County government · Jerome County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jerome County took in $16.3 million and spent $9.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes80%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)9.1%Local tax money8.7%Fines and other1.7%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Jerome County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes80%

Property tax
61%$9.9 million
Sales tax
17%$2.7 million
Other taxes
3.0%$485 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$267 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$168 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services
9.1%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesAirport and garbage collection
  • Airport$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$327 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$12 thousand

Local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.7%$1.4 million

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$144 thousand
Fines
0.8%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Interest on debt3.0%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

14%

of Jerome 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.6 million
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$2.0 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$917 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$828 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$156 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$725 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$725 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$296 thousand
Social services
0.8%$74 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$74 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$48 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$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jerome County. 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 Jerome 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.