County government · Colfax County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Colfax County took in $18.3 million and spent $18.6 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 taxes72%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)5.6%Federal tax money1.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Colfax County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes72%

Property tax
72%$13.3 million

Fees for services5.6%

Fees for services
5.6%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$454 thousand
  • Other service charges$420 thousand
  • Airport$160 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$326 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$3.7 million

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Running the government and other costs34%Roads, transit and parking11%Social services3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

44%

of Colfax 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
44%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Police$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
34%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$977 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$696 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$385 thousand
Social services
3.4%$623 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$623 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$598 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$598 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$314 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$314 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$311 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$311 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$255 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Colfax 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 Colfax 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.