County government · Mineral County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mineral County took in $32.9 million and spent $34.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, garbage collection)53%County taxes23%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other7.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

53%

of Mineral 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 taxes23%

Property tax
18%$5.8 million
Other taxes
4.2%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$942 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$275 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$120 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.8%$266 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$17.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$16.1 million
  • Other service charges$763 thousand
  • Garbage collection$443 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$2.6 million

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$3.0 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$109 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$2.2 million
Fines
0.5%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

56%

of Mineral County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
56%$19.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$19.4 million
  • Public health$248 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$789 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$331 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$367 thousand
  • Fire protection$142 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.4%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$758 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$413 thousand
  • Libraries$345 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$637 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$637 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$598 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$323 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$275 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$220 thousand
Social services
0.1%$50 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mineral 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 Mineral 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.