County government · Baker County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Baker County took in $22.3 million and spent $21.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%County taxes31%Federal tax money22%Fees for services5.4%Fines and other4.1%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

22%

of Baker County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
28%$6.2 million
Other taxes
2.8%$625 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other selective sales taxes$542 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$5.0 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$7.7 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$596 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$768 thousand
Fines
0.7%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals13%Environment and natural resources3.5%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

37%

of Baker 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
37%$8.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$5.5 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)$3.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$882 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$206 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$314 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$2.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.7 million
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$750 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$750 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$434 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$434 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$316 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$316 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Baker County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Baker 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.