County government · Washington County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Washington County took in $10.3 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%Fines and other25%Local tax money6.5%Federal tax money2.3%Fees for services1.9%State tax money0.9%

What stands out

20%

of Washington County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
62%$6.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$89 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$195 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$232 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$93 thousand

Local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.5%$673 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
20%$2.1 million
Fines
4.6%$469 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking24%Health and hospitals8.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%

What stands out

34%

of Washington County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$645 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$532 thousand
  • Government buildings$388 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$502 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Health and hospitals
8.9%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$601 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$601 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washington 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 Washington 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.