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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Rexburg took in $82.5 million and spent $50.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%Fines and other22%City taxes11%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes11%

Property tax
11%$8.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$377 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$377 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$26.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 6 more
  • Other service charges$7.2 million
  • Sewer$6.7 million
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Road charges$2.0 million
  • Housing$1.1 million
  • Airport$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$28.5 million

Fines and other22%

Interest, rents and other
22%$18.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

18%

of Rexburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$14.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$11.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$9.0 million
  • Airports$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
Housing and community development
3.3%$1.7 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$314 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$261 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$306 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$306 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rexburg. 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 Rexburg 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.