ZIP 87144 · Rio Rancho, NM

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 New Mexico

$33.5 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes35%Federal tax money31%Fines and other21%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)11%Local tax money1.5%
Full New Mexico breakdown

What stands out

21%

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

State taxes35%

Other taxes
17%$6.98 billion
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; insurance premium taxes and 17 more
  • Severance taxes$4.71 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$684 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$319 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$293 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$242 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$185 million
  • Other licenses$109 million
  • Public utility taxes$104 million
  • Tobacco taxes$78.6 million
  • Amusement taxes$67.8 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$51.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$48.5 million
  • Estate and gift taxes$35.5 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$30.0 million
  • Driver's licenses$13.8 million
  • Corporation licenses$5.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.0 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.6 million
  • Amusement licenses$556 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$4.33 billion
Individual income tax
5.4%$2.17 billion
Business income tax
1.5%$610 million
Property tax
0.3%$126 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$4.36 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$3.52 billion
  • College tuition$480 million
  • Other service charges$235 million
  • University housing and dining$70.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$18.0 million
  • Housing$17.3 million
  • Road charges$12.8 million
  • Other education charges$9.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money31%

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

From the federal government
31%$12.4 billion

Local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
1.5%$590 million

Fines and other21%

Interest, rents and other
21%$8.53 billion
Fines
0.2%$69.7 million
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Where the money goes

Social services32%Sent to local governments26%Health and hospitals13%Schools and colleges11%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

13%

of New Mexico's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full New Mexico breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$10.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$10.7 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$16.3 million
  • Veterans' services$8.5 million
Sent to local governments
26%$8.69 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$5.41 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.40 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$328 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$192 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$118 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$59.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$56.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$50.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$47.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$7.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$5.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$5.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$982 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$671 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$74 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$4.26 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$3.71 billion
  • Public health$543 million
Schools and colleges
11%$3.59 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.42 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$674 million
  • Other education$337 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$151 million
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$2.68 billion
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$1.51 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$972 million
  • Other government administration$106 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68.5 million
  • Government buildings$24.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$1.52 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$516 million
  • Prisons and jails$424 million
  • Police$221 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$187 million
  • Inspections and regulation$168 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$1.20 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.19 billion
  • Public transit$2.6 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$342 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$342 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$290 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$131 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$110 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$110 million
  • Libraries$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
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Your county

Sandoval County

$109 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%State tax money21%Fines and other16%Federal tax money5.5%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Local tax money1.0%
Full Sandoval County breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Sandoval County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes52%

Property tax
34%$43.0 million
Sales tax
19%$24.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$7.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$27.0 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$1.3 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$20.0 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Housing and community development6.9%Social services6.5%All other spending12%

What stands out

6.9%

of Sandoval County's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Sandoval County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$36.5 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)$17.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$11.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$35.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$12.3 million
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$932 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
Housing and community development
6.9%$7.5 million
Social services
6.5%$7.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
  • Water supply$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$2.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$1.9 million
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Your city

City of Rio Rancho

$181 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 61% of this ZIP is in Rio Rancho.

Where the money comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money18%Fines and other11%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Rio Rancho breakdown

What stands out

24%

of Rio Rancho's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
24%$54.5 million
Property tax
14%$31.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$888 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$498 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$228 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$151 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$69.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$33.5 million
  • Sewer$24.6 million
  • Other service charges$9.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$3.6 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$41.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$1.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$23.7 million
Fines
0.3%$742 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

18%

of Rio Rancho's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Full Rio Rancho breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$51.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$28.9 million
  • Fire protection$19.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$51.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$38.2 million
  • Sewer systems$12.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$166 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$32.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$32.6 million
  • Public transit$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$24.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.4 million
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$13.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
  • Libraries$4.1 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$5.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$3.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$2.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$371 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$371 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$317 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$317 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$288 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$80 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$80 thousand
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Your schools

Rio Rancho Public Schools

$284 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Rio Rancho Public Schools.

Where the money comes from

State tax money85%School district taxes11%Fees for services (school lunches)1.8%Federal tax money1.5%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

85%

of Rio Rancho Public Schools' money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Rio Rancho Public Schools breakdown

School district taxes11%

Property tax
11%$35.1 million

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$5.5 million
  • School lunches$311 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$4.7 million

State tax money85%

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

From the state
85%$270 million

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$2.4 million
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Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%
Full Rio Rancho Public Schools breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$281 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$281 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$3.7 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

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

City of Rio Rancho. 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.