Kootenai County
$154 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.
Where the money comes from
What stands out
of Kootenai 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 Kootenai County breakdown
County taxes38%
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
- Other licenses$2.2 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$86 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services27%
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
- Other service charges$21.2 million
- Garbage collection$17.1 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$3.6 million
- Airport$2.4 million
- Transit fares$1.1 million
- Parks and recreation$190 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money6.8%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
State tax money20%
Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money2.2%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other6.5%
Where the money goes
What stands out
of Kootenai 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 Kootenai County breakdown
Spending by category100%
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
- Courts and legal services$20.8 million
- Prisons and jails$20.4 million
- Police$17.8 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
- Other and not broken out$27.1 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.2 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.5 million
- Government buildings$821 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
- Public health$23.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
- Garbage and solid waste$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and airports
- Public transit$4.2 million
- Airports$1.7 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$5.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
- Parks and recreation$1.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
- Other public welfare$234 thousand