City government · San Miguel County, NM

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 $39.4 million and spent $34.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money38%Fees for services (gas, water)35%City taxes26%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
22%$8.5 million
Property tax
4.7%$1.8 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 5 more
  • Gas$6.0 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Airport$311 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Transit fares$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$15.0 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$249 thousand
Fines
0.2%$60 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

56%

of Las Vegas' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$19.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Gas supply$5.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$321 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Airports$719 thousand
  • Toll roads and bridges$427 thousand
  • Public transit$303 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$596 thousand
  • Government buildings$507 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$438 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$426 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$276 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$150 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.