County government · Tooele County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tooele County took in $86.0 million and spent $80.8 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 taxes38%Fines and other19%State tax money19%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)18%Federal tax money5.0%Local tax money0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Tooele 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 taxes38%

Property tax
15%$13.0 million
Other taxes
12%$10.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$107 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$9.5 million

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$7.1 million
  • Garbage collection$4.5 million
  • Airport$2.8 million
  • Road charges$539 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$460 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$4.3 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$16.1 million

Local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.9%$756 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
18%$15.3 million
Fines
1.5%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Social services13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending15%

What stands out

13%

of Tooele County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
29%$23.3 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$15.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
16%$12.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$12.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$853 thousand
Social services
13%$10.7 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
  • Airports$3.8 million
  • Public transit$1.3 million
  • Parking$620 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.5%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Housing and community development
3.1%$2.5 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$274 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$274 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Tooele 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 Tooele 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.