ZIP 83834 · Latah County, ID

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 83834: 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 83834?
83834 is served by the State of Idaho, Latah County and Potlatch School District 285. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Idaho spent $14.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Latah County spent $15.2 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Potlatch School District 285 spent $7.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 83834?
Of the governments serving 83834, Latah County collected $12.1 million (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023) and Potlatch School District 285 collected $1.5 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 83834.

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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: Latah County and Potlatch School District 285

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 83834

Latah County$12.1 million

54% of its $22.4 million in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Potlatch School District 285$1.5 million

18% of its $8.3 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 county

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

Latah County

$15.2 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

County taxes60%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)10%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other4.5%
Full Latah County breakdown

What stands out

54%

of Latah County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes60%

Property tax
54%$12.1 million
Other taxes
5.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$670 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$299 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$215 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$461 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$1.1 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$4.6 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$746 thousand
Fines
1.2%$265 thousand
Latah County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails45%Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Environment and natural resources3.4%Health and hospitals2.9%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

11%

of Latah 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 Latah County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
45%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$747 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$564 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.1 million
  • Government buildings$531 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$332 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$142 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Environment and natural resources
3.4%$516 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$516 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$436 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$436 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.3%$198 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$198 thousand
Social services
1.1%$171 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$171 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$66 thousand
Latah County page →

Your schools

Potlatch School District 285

$7.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Idaho State Department of Education.

Where the money comes from

State tax money70%School district taxes18%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other5.4%Fees for services0.9%
Full Potlatch School District 285 breakdown

School district taxes18%

Property tax
18%$1.5 million

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$74 thousand

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$503 thousand

State tax money70%

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

From the state
70%$5.8 million

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$445 thousand
Potlatch School District 285 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%
Full Potlatch School District 285 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$7.8 million
Potlatch School District 285 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.

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

Potlatch School District 285. 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.