County government · Otero County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Otero County took in $129 million and spent $117 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, hospital bills)52%County taxes22%State tax money13%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

52%

of Otero County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes22%

Sales tax
11%$14.7 million
Property tax
10%$12.8 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$149 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$66.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$66.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Hospital bills$50 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$9.9 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$17.3 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$223 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$6.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails70%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Interest on debt3.2%Health and hospitals2.6%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

70%

of Otero County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
70%$81.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$62.9 million
  • Police$12.8 million
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$443 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$300 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$14.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$3.8 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$448 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$448 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$340 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$340 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$197 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$197 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Otero 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 Otero 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.