County government · Roosevelt County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Roosevelt County took in $14.5 million and spent $13.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money42%Fees for services (road charges)1.8%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

14%

of Roosevelt 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 taxes55%

Property tax
41%$6.0 million
Other taxes
14%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$858 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$263 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$6.0 million

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$127 thousand
Fines
0.5%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals10%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

39%

of Roosevelt 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
39%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$162 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$665 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$215 thousand
Health and hospitals
10%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$239 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$217 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Roosevelt County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Roosevelt 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.