County government · Teton County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Teton County took in $14.2 million and spent $16.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)20%State tax money18%Fines and other8.5%Federal tax money2.6%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

49%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
49%$6.9 million
Other taxes
1.0%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$133 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$372 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.6 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$158 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$1.0 million
Fines
1.3%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs53%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Sent to other local governments0.7%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Teton County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
53%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$491 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$546 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$466 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$283 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$216 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$123 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$123 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Teton 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 Teton 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.