County government · Weber County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Weber County took in $367 million and spent $306 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 taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)16%Federal tax money15%Fines and other10%State tax money7.6%Local tax money1.5%

What stands out

22%

of Weber County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 2.5%.

County taxes49%

Other taxes
22%$81.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$73.4 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.6 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$76.6 million
Sales tax
6.4%$23.4 million

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$59.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$41.1 million
  • Garbage collection$10.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Road charges$1.2 million
  • Sewer$677 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$54.3 million

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$27.7 million

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.5%$5.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$37.8 million
Fines
0.2%$622 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals27%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

27%

of Weber County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
27%$82.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$82.9 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$59.7 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$39.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.5 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$58.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$34.6 million
  • Police$13.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$889 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$56.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$55.9 million
  • Public transit$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$28.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$15.0 million
  • Libraries$13.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$13.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.7%$5.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$987 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$987 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$95 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Weber 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 Weber 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.