County government · Eureka County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Eureka County took in $34.6 million and spent $36.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes77%Fines and other16%Local tax money5.3%Fees for services (water, sewer)2.0%

What stands out

31%

of Eureka County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes77%

Property tax
43%$15.0 million
Sales tax
31%$10.7 million
Other taxes
2.6%$882 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$811 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.0%

Fees for services
2.0%$680 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$458 thousand
  • Sewer$59 thousand
  • Airport$58 thousand
  • Garbage collection$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.3%$1.8 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$5.3 million
Fines
0.5%$173 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Social services3.3%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

12%

of Eureka County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$12.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$12.1 million
  • Airports$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.1 million
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$325 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$7.0 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$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$530 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Social services
3.3%$1.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$995 thousand
  • Libraries$128 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$767 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$767 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$169 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$169 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eureka 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 Eureka 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.