City government · Payette County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Payette took in $6.4 million and spent $8.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money12%Fines and other7.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

40%

of Payette's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
40%$2.6 million
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$984 thousand
  • Airport$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$802 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$429 thousand
Fines
1.1%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

28%

of Payette's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$467 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$625 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$101 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$819 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$405 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$273 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$117 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$517 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$311 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Payette. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Payette 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.