County government · Lake County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lake County took in $22.8 million and spent $17.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money34%State tax money33%County taxes16%Fines and other11%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)7.0%

What stands out

34%

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

County taxes16%

Property tax
14%$3.2 million
Other taxes
1.7%$389 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$389 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.0%

Fees for services
7.0%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$692 thousand
  • Garbage collection$465 thousand
  • Airport$252 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money34%

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

From the federal government
34%$7.6 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$7.4 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$2.5 million
Fines
0.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs23%Health and hospitals16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

16%

of Lake County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$678 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$451 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$293 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Airports$954 thousand
  • Public transit$91 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$934 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$858 thousand
  • Government buildings$483 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$318 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$776 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$776 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.5%$427 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$427 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$415 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$415 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake 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 Lake 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.