County government · Storey County, NV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Storey County took in $43.5 million and spent $35.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes69%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)12%State tax money10%Fines and other7.6%Local tax money0.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Storey County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes69%

Property tax
55%$23.8 million
Other taxes
12%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$698 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$498 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$467 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.5%$1.1 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$686 thousand
  • Water$683 thousand
  • Sewer$488 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$26 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$4.5 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$62 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$3.0 million
Fines
0.7%$292 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs39%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

41%

of Storey County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$14.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$7.6 million
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
39%$13.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$508 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$781 thousand
  • Sewer systems$519 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$948 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$369 thousand
Social services
0.5%$176 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$176 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$140 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$140 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Storey County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Storey 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.