City government · Elko County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Elko took in $66.0 million and spent $44.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes31%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other6.5%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

26%

of Elko's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes31%

Other taxes
16%$10.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$696 thousand
  • Other licenses$675 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$94 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$86 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$9.7 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$15.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$436 thousand
  • Airport$264 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand
  • Hospital bills$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$6.5 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$17.0 million

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$2.0 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$4.1 million
Fines
0.2%$131 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments6.8%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

6.8%

of Elko's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$15.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$427 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$10.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$6.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$777 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$483 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$276 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$238 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
6.8%$3.0 million
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$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$634 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$634 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$355 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Elko. 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 Elko 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.