City government · Tooele County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Tooele took in $33.2 million and spent $51.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other21%State tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

of Tooele's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
32%$10.5 million
Other taxes
10%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$885 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$254 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.1%$682 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$7.3 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$366 thousand
  • Road charges$105 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$528 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$119 thousand

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
20%$6.7 million
Fines
0.6%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Roads, transit and parking6.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

46%

of Tooele's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$24.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$18.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$11.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$773 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$353 thousand
  • Government buildings$130 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Fire protection$658 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$526 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.5%$4.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$942 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$857 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$618 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$618 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$412 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$160 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$160 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$82 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tooele. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 City of Tooele 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.