County government · Sandoval County, NM

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sandoval County took in $128 million and spent $109 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes52%State tax money21%Fines and other16%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

19%

of Sandoval County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
34%$43.0 million
Sales tax
19%$24.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$7.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$27.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$1.3 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$20.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Housing and community development6.9%Social services6.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

6.9%

of Sandoval County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$36.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$35.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$12.3 million
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$932 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
Housing and community development
6.9%$7.5 million
Social services
6.5%$7.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
  • Water supply$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sandoval 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 Sandoval 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.