ZIP 82001 · Cheyenne, WY

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Wyoming

$6.63 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money39%State taxes33%Fines and other20%Fees for services (liquor stores, college tuition)6.5%Local tax money0.3%
Full Wyoming breakdown

What stands out

20%

of Wyoming's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical state government gets 7.3%.

State taxes33%

Other taxes
15%$1.21 billion
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; motor fuel taxes and 13 more
  • Severance taxes$794 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$118 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$98.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$43.8 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$39.1 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$37.1 million
  • Corporation licenses$29.7 million
  • Tobacco taxes$18.6 million
  • Amusement taxes$7.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$7.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.9 million
  • Driver's licenses$3.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$109 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
13%$1.01 billion
Property tax
5.1%$402 million

Fees for services6.5%

Fees for services
6.5%$508 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other service charges and 10 more
  • Liquor stores$153 million
  • Other service charges$139 million
  • College tuition$114 million
  • University housing and dining$52.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$32.7 million
  • Road charges$9.8 million
  • Housing$4.1 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Airport$567 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$493 thousand
  • Other education charges$258 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$3.09 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$23.5 million

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$1.60 billion
Fines
0.1%$10.2 million
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments26%Social services17%Schools and colleges14%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending17%

What stands out

14%

of Wyoming's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.

Full Wyoming breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
26%$1.73 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 13 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.28 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$193 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$126 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$56.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$44.3 million
  • Sent to the federal government$15.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$4.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$2.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$1.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$776 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1 thousand
Social services
17%$1.11 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$1.08 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$22.4 million
  • Welfare institutions$10.9 million
  • Veterans' services$245 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$952 million
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$709 million
  • Other education$107 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$91.5 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$44.7 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$931 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$578 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$168 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90.2 million
  • Other government administration$82.8 million
  • Government buildings$12.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$771 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$767 million
  • Airports$3.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.6%$373 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$370 million
  • Hospitals$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$336 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$127 million
  • Courts and legal services$99.2 million
  • Police$53.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$40.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$16.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$191 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$191 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$143 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$137 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.6 million
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$35.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30.4 million
  • Libraries$4.9 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$35.0 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$19.6 million
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Your county

Laramie County

$512 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, parks, land and natural resources)73%County taxes12%Fines and other8.1%State tax money5.5%Local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

73%

of Laramie County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Full Laramie County breakdown

County taxes12%

Property tax
7.0%$41.3 million
Sales tax
3.9%$23.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$7.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.7 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$206 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$431 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; other service charges and 1 more
  • Hospital bills$426 million
  • Other service charges$5.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$258 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$3.8 million

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$32.5 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$5.8 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$47.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$5 thousand
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Where the money goes

Health and hospitals83%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Running the government and other costs3.8%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

83%

of Laramie County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Full Laramie County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$426 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$419 million
  • Public health$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$35.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 4 more
  • Prisons and jails$17.3 million
  • Police$12.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$991 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.8%$19.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$9.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$8.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$424 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$4.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4.5 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$3.5 million
Social services
0.5%$2.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.5 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$640 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$640 thousand
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Your city

City of Cheyenne

$175 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 21% of this ZIP is in Cheyenne.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%State tax money24%County and local tax money21%City taxes14%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

21%

of Cheyenne's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

Full Cheyenne breakdown

City taxes14%

Other taxes
8.5%$17.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$10.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.8 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$422 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
5.3%$10.7 million

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$62.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$21.4 million
  • Garbage collection$18.8 million
  • Sewer$13.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Parking$257 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$172 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$5.2 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$48.8 million

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$41.6 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$13.7 million
Fines
1.3%$2.7 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

13%

of Cheyenne's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Full Cheyenne breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$51.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$28.2 million
  • Police$18.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$39.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$18.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.3 million
  • Sewer systems$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$30.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
  • Government buildings$4.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$24.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$23.8 million
  • Parking$361 thousand
  • Airports$353 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$23.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.7%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Social services
1.1%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$765 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$735 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$405 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$330 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$43 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$43 thousand
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Your schools

Laramie County School District 1

$291 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money65%School district taxes22%County and local tax money6.2%Fines and other4.7%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

6.2%

of Laramie County School District 1's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

Full Laramie County School District 1 breakdown

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$65.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.7%

Fees for services
1.7%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.4 million
  • School lunches$2.2 million
  • School tuition and transportation$290 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$1.1 million

State tax money65%

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

From the state
65%$192 million

County and local tax money6.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.2%$18.3 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$12.2 million
Fines
0.6%$1.8 million
Laramie County School District 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of Laramie County School District 1's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students spends 96%.

Full Laramie County School District 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$291 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$291 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

Laramie County School District 1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.