City government · Jerome County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Jerome took in $33.5 million and spent $30.4 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 (sewer, water)46%City taxes27%State tax money18%Fines and other9.8%

What stands out

18%

of Jerome's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
25%$8.4 million
Other taxes
1.7%$586 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$307 thousand
  • Other licenses$279 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$11.4 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$466 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$246 thousand
  • Other service charges$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$5.9 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$3.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.2%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

45%

of Jerome's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$13.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.0 million
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$450 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$337 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$1.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$538 thousand
Housing and community development
4.8%$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$589 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$475 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$175 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$175 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$173 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$173 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jerome. 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 City of Jerome 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.