County government · Mora County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Mora County took in $24.9 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money81%County taxes13%Fines and other4.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%

What stands out

81%

of Mora County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
7.7%$1.9 million
Sales tax
3.6%$902 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$385 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$355 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$332 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%$1 thousand

State tax money81%

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

From the state
81%$20.2 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking7.7%Health and hospitals6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.4%

What stands out

44%

of Mora County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$266 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.4 million
  • Police$674 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$336 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.7%$724 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingToll roads and bridges
  • Toll roads and bridges$724 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.6%$625 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$625 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.4%$419 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$419 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mora 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 Mora 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.