ZIP 83254 · Bear Lake County, ID

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 83254: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Idaho governments, the Idaho State Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 83254?
83254 is served by the State of Idaho, Bear Lake County, Bear Lake School District 33, Caribou County and Soda Springs Joint School District 150. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Idaho spent $14.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Bear Lake County spent $6.4 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021), Bear Lake School District 33 spent $16.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Caribou County spent $12.7 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021) and Soda Springs Joint School District 150 spent $13.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 83254?
Of the governments serving 83254, Caribou County collected $6.3 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021), Bear Lake County collected $2.4 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2021), Soda Springs Joint School District 150 collected $1.6 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and Bear Lake School District 33 collected $138 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 83254.

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

See the full budget for: Bear Lake County, Caribou County, Bear Lake School District 33 and Soda Springs Joint School District 150

Why not this year? Idaho governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Idaho State Department of Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 83254

Caribou County$6.3 million

41% of its $15.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Bear Lake County$2.4 million

35% of its $6.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Soda Springs Joint School District 150$1.6 million

9.8% of its $16.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Bear Lake School District 33$138 thousand

0.6% of its $22.0 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Bear Lake County and Caribou County provides local services like police and parks.

Bear Lake County

$6.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 83% of this ZIP is in Bear Lake County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes37%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, hospital bills)13%Federal tax money7.7%Local tax money4.9%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

4.9%

of Bear Lake County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

Full Bear Lake County breakdown

County taxes37%

Property tax
35%$2.4 million
Other taxes
2.5%$172 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$90 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$76 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$918 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$550 thousand
  • Other service charges$313 thousand
  • Hospital bills$36 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$525 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.3 million

Local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.9%$335 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$203 thousand
Fines
0.9%$65 thousand
Bear Lake County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.3%Health and hospitals3.5%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

9.3%

of Bear Lake County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Full Bear Lake County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$622 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$409 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$394 thousand
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$427 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Government buildings$237 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$61 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.3%$594 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$594 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$224 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$224 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$43 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$43 thousand
Social services
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Bear Lake County page →

Caribou County

$12.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 17% of this ZIP is in Caribou County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes42%Fines and other28%State tax money18%Federal tax money11%
Full Caribou County breakdown

What stands out

27%

of Caribou County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
41%$6.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$78 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.7 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$2.7 million

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
27%$4.1 million
Fines
1.2%$184 thousand
Caribou County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs24%Social services2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.2%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

33%

of Caribou County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Caribou County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 4 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$761 thousand
  • Fire protection$455 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
Social services
2.8%$354 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$354 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$279 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$279 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$112 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$112 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$31 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$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Caribou County page →

Your schools

Bear Lake School District 33

$16.5 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Idaho State Department of Education.

About 83% of this ZIP is in Bear Lake School District 33.

Where the money comes from

State tax money85%Fines and other8.4%Federal tax money5.8%School district taxes0.6%Fees for services0.5%
Full Bear Lake School District 33 breakdown

School district taxes0.6%

Property tax
0.6%$138 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$103 thousand

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$1.3 million

State tax money85%

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

From the state
85%$18.6 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$1.8 million
Bear Lake School District 33 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%
Full Bear Lake School District 33 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$16.5 million
Bear Lake School District 33 page →

Soda Springs Joint School District 150

$13.0 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Idaho State Department of Education.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Soda Springs Joint School District 150.

Where the money comes from

State tax money79%School district taxes9.8%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other5.2%Fees for services0.7%
Full Soda Springs Joint School District 150 breakdown

School district taxes9.8%

Property tax
9.8%$1.6 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$117 thousand

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$945 thousand

State tax money79%

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

From the state
79%$13.1 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$865 thousand
Soda Springs Joint School District 150 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Debt payments (principal and interest)5.5%
Full Soda Springs Joint School District 150 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$12.3 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
5.5%$714 thousand
Soda Springs Joint School District 150 page →

Your state

State of Idaho

$14.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes54%Federal tax money28%Fees for services (college tuition, liquor stores)11%Fines and other6.4%Local tax money0.2%
Full Idaho breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Idaho's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes54%

Sales tax
19%$3.09 billion
Individual income tax
18%$2.89 billion
Other taxes
9.3%$1.48 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 15 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$393 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$299 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$237 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$217 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$110 million
  • Public utility licenses$74.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$58.7 million
  • Tobacco taxes$38.1 million
  • Driver's licenses$11.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$11.3 million
  • Corporation licenses$6.1 million
  • Severance taxes$6.0 million
  • Other licenses$5.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$272 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
7.4%$1.17 billion

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.75 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; college tuition and 9 more
  • Other service charges$727 million
  • College tuition$405 million
  • Liquor stores$254 million
  • University housing and dining$138 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$95.6 million
  • Housing$93.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$18.1 million
  • Road charges$10.3 million
  • Other education charges$8.7 million
  • Hospital bills$92 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$4.50 billion

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.2%$24.0 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$1.01 billion
Fines
<0.1%$12.5 million
Idaho page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments32%Social services26%Schools and colleges13%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Running the government and other costs6.7%All other spending14%

What stands out

32%

of Idaho's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Idaho breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
32%$4.75 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 15 more
  • Sent to school districts$3.26 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$700 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$554 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$86.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$61.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$38.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$12.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$10.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$8.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$5.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$2.1 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$800 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$670 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$398 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$70 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Social services
26%$3.82 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; veterans' services and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$3.73 billion
  • Veterans' services$49.2 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$37.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$1.1 million
Schools and colleges
13%$1.87 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.23 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$246 million
  • Other education$229 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$167 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$1.34 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.34 billion
  • Airports$3.4 million
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$988 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$339 million
  • Other and not broken out$339 million
  • Government buildings$196 million
  • Other government administration$69.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$690 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$328 million
  • Courts and legal services$124 million
  • Police$96.8 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$92.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$49.3 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$351 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$351 million
Health and hospitals
2.3%$341 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$305 million
  • Hospitals$36.0 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$229 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$203 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$203 million
Interest on debt
1.2%$173 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$76.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$69.4 million
  • Libraries$7.4 million
Idaho page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Bear Lake County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Bear Lake School District 33. Idaho State Department of Education, Financial Summaries of Idaho Schools, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Caribou County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Soda Springs Joint School District 150. Idaho State Department of Education, Financial Summaries of Idaho Schools, fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Idaho school district figures come from each district's fiscal year 2025 financial summary filed with the Idaho State Department of Education. They cover governmental funds and enterprise funds such as school meals, and leave out transfers between funds and debt proceeds. Spending is grouped as education and debt payments, and local revenue the summary does not break out is shown as other income.

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.