City government · Lyon County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Fernley took in $34.7 million and spent $13.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes29%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.7%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

12%

of Fernley's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes29%

Other taxes
16%$5.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$4.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$830 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$202 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$4.7 million

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$17.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$11.5 million
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Other service charges$469 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$4.0 million

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$681 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$946 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.4 million
Fines
0.4%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking20%Interest on debt19%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

19%

of Fernley's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
19%$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$814 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$820 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$452 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$611 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$611 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$152 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$152 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fernley. 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 Fernley 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.