County government · Kootenai County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Kootenai County took in $170 million and spent $154 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)27%State tax money20%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other6.5%Local tax money2.2%

What stands out

27%

of Kootenai County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
36%$61.9 million
Other taxes
1.3%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$45.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$21.2 million
  • Garbage collection$17.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3.6 million
  • Airport$2.4 million
  • Transit fares$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$11.5 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$34.0 million

Local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.2%$3.8 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$9.1 million
Fines
1.2%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Roads, transit and parking3.9%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

15%

of Kootenai County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$62.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$20.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$20.4 million
  • Police$17.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$39.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$821 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$23.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$23.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$12.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and airports
  • Public transit$4.2 million
  • Airports$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
3.8%$5.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.8 million
Housing and community development
2.3%$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Social services
0.2%$234 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$234 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kootenai 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 Kootenai 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.