County government · Josephine County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Josephine County took in $91.1 million and spent $89.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Federal tax money20%County taxes18%Fees for services (parks and recreation, airport)18%Fines and other5.4%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Josephine County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes18%

Property tax
16%$15.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$16.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$12.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Airport$1.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$627 thousand
  • Transit fares$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$18.0 million

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$35.5 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$559 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$4.5 million
Fines
0.4%$335 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking22%Health and hospitals14%Environment and natural resources2.7%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

22%

of Josephine County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$32.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.3 million
  • Police$8.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$881 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$20.2 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)$7.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$19.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.8 million
  • Public transit$7.2 million
  • Airports$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
14%$12.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.7 million
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$223 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$223 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$86 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Josephine 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 Josephine 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.