County government · Twin Falls County, ID

Twin Falls County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Twin Falls County took in $78.8 million and spent $66.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes42%State tax money22%Fines and other16%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)12%Local tax money4.4%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

15%

of Twin Falls County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 5.4%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
39%$30.8 million
Other taxes
2.7%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$313 thousand
  • Driver's licenses$290 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Other service charges$3.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$2.3 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$17.5 million

Local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.4%$3.5 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$11.9 million
Fines
1.2%$975 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs32%Health and hospitals17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.0%Environment and natural resources4.5%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

17%

of Twin Falls 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
36%$24.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$9.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$21.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$2.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$148 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$11.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.0%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.7 million
Environment and natural resources
4.5%$3.0 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.0 million
Social services
1.2%$815 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$815 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$638 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$638 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$431 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$431 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$15 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Twin Falls 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 Twin Falls 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.