County government · Box Elder County, UT

Box Elder County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Box Elder County took in $34.4 million and spent $53.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes66%Fees for services (garbage collection, housing)11%Fines and other9.6%State tax money9.1%Federal tax money2.7%Local tax money1.2%

What stands out

18%

of Box Elder County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes66%

Property tax
38%$13.2 million
Other taxes
18%$6.1 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.7 million
  • Other licenses$972 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$467 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
10%$3.5 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Housing$606 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$941 thousand

State tax money9.1%

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

From the state
9.1%$3.1 million

Local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.2%$428 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Fines
5.1%$1.8 million
Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Housing and community development16%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.7%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

16%

of Box Elder 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
28%$14.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$384 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$8.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.7%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.6 million
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$1.8 million
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$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$334 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$151 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$151 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$143 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$143 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Box Elder County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Box Elder 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.