County government · Churchill County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Churchill County took in $75.1 million and spent $72.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)33%County taxes21%State tax money18%Federal tax money15%Fines and other11%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

33%

of Churchill County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
15%$11.5 million
Other taxes
6.1%$4.6 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$367 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$24.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$22.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$584 thousand
  • Water$466 thousand
  • Sewer$353 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$11.6 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$13.3 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$1.3 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$7.9 million
Fines
0.6%$440 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Social services11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

11%

of Churchill County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$30.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other government-run businesses$17.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.3 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$122 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$19.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$163 thousand
Social services
11%$7.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$5.5 million
  • Other public welfare$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$693 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Environment and natural resources
2.6%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$1.8 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.8 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$329 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$472 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$472 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Churchill County. 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 Churchill 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.