City government · Clark County, NV

Las Vegas's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Las Vegas took in $1.59 billion and spent $1.34 billion.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%City taxes22%Fees for services (sewer, parking)14%Fines and other13%County and local tax money7.0%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

40%

of Las Vegas' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
12%$193 million
Other taxes
9.8%$155 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$85.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$29.6 million
  • Other licenses$28.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$3.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$219 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$138 million
  • Other service charges$45.9 million
  • Parking$17.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$14.6 million
  • Road charges$2.8 million
  • Housing$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$71.4 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$629 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$111 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$198 million
Fines
0.8%$13.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking15%Sent to other local governments13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending12%

What stands out

13%

of Las Vegas' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$354 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; prisons and jails and 4 more
  • Fire protection$192 million
  • Prisons and jails$75.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$35.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$26.9 million
  • Police$21.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$299 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$143 million
  • Other and not broken out$97.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$203 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$182 million
  • Parking$21.3 million
Sent to other local governments
13%$174 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$174 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$147 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$139 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$100 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$27.6 million
Housing and community development
1.9%$25.6 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$14.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.3 million
Social services
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Las Vegas. 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 Las Vegas 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.