County government · Power County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Power County took in $7.0 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%Federal tax money12%Fines and other6.0%State tax money3.7%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)2.8%

What stands out

75%

of Power County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes76%

Property tax
75%$5.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$195 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$814 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$260 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$416 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails74%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt6.7%Running the government and other costs2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Environment and natural resources0.7%

What stands out

74%

of Power County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
74%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$943 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$755 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$632 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$632 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$303 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$122 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Power County. 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 Power 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.