City government · Lincoln County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Caliente took in $6.5 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)38%City taxes4.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

57%

of Caliente's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes4.4%

Property tax
2.5%$163 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$97 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$257 thousand
  • Sewer$243 thousand
  • Water$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$3.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Sent to other local governments3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

77%

of Caliente's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
77%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$256 thousand
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
  • Water supply$168 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$266 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$252 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$67 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$100 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$100 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.3%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$44 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Caliente. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Caliente 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.