County government · Thurston County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Thurston County took in $7.5 million and spent $8.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money31%Local tax money12%Fees for services (road charges)1.7%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

12%

of Thurston County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes54%

Property tax
48%$3.6 million
Other taxes
6.4%$478 thousand
What's in other taxesEstate and gift taxes and motor vehicle licenses
  • Estate and gift taxes$385 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$125 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$91 thousand
  • Road charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$28 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.3 million

Local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
12%$872 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Interest on debt1.0%Health and hospitals0.4%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

37%

of Thurston County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$2.7 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$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$983 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$666 thousand
  • Fire protection$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$277 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Social services
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$18 thousand
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Thurston County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Thurston 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.