ZIP 89706 · Carson City, NV

Five 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 Nevada

$24.6 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes57%Federal tax money32%Fines and other6.2%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)3.7%Local tax money0.8%
Full Nevada breakdown

What stands out

7%

of Nevada's money comes from property tax.Most state governments get none.

State taxes57%

Sales tax
32%$8.40 billion
Other taxes
18%$4.74 billion
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 15 more
  • Amusement taxes$1.23 billion
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$789 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$621 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$407 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$395 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$305 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$235 million
  • Tobacco taxes$156 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$117 million
  • Severance taxes$110 million
  • Amusement licenses$102 million
  • Corporation licenses$92.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$77.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$50.4 million
  • Driver's licenses$27.2 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$13.5 million
  • Other licenses$9.4 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.0%$1.82 billion

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$973 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 9 more
  • College tuition$473 million
  • Other service charges$300 million
  • University housing and dining$97.2 million
  • Electric power$43.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$33.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$12.5 million
  • Other education charges$6.8 million
  • Road charges$4.1 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Hospital bills$250 thousand
  • Housing$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money32%

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

From the federal government
32%$8.34 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.8%$203 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$1.55 billion
Fines
0.2%$57.7 million
Nevada page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments41%Social services28%Schools and colleges13%Running the government and other costs5.3%Roads, transit and parking4.1%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

41%

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

Full Nevada breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
41%$10.2 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 18 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.55 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$2.11 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$154 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$152 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$80.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$63.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$23.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$11.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$6.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$6.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$6.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$393 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$336 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$321 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$301 thousand
Social services
28%$6.75 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$6.60 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$112 million
  • Welfare institutions$23.5 million
  • Veterans' services$16.4 million
Schools and colleges
13%$3.23 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$2.02 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$890 million
  • Other education$172 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$124 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$31.1 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$1.31 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$686 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$387 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 million
  • Government buildings$63.6 million
  • Other government administration$29.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$1.02 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.02 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$831 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$318 million
  • Inspections and regulation$179 million
  • Police$129 million
  • Courts and legal services$121 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$84.9 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$738 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$373 million
  • Hospitals$365 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$203 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$203 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$123 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$63.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$51.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Electric power$39.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$9.7 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$48.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41.9 million
  • Libraries$6.1 million
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Your county

Carson City is an independent city, so the city government also serves as the county.

Lyon County

$108 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 47% of this ZIP is in Lyon County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes34%State tax money26%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%Federal tax money10%Fines and other9.3%Local tax money0.3%
Full Lyon County breakdown

What stands out

13%

of Lyon County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
19%$18.7 million
Other taxes
13%$12.8 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility licenses and 6 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.5 million
  • Public utility licenses$3.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$720 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$655 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$186 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$84 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.2%$2.2 million

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$20.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$9.6 million
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$10.1 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$26.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$277 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$8.2 million
Fines
1.0%$1.0 million
Lyon County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs14%Social services7.2%Roads, transit and parking6.4%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

23%

of Lyon County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Full Lyon County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
44%$47.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$20.6 million
  • Police$16.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$715 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$25.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$19.4 million
  • Water supply$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$15.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$719 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
Social services
7.2%$7.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$7.6 million
  • Welfare institutions$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
  • Airports$340 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$1.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$1.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$893 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$893 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$565 thousand
Lyon County page →

Your city

City of Carson City

$205 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 53% of this ZIP is in Carson City.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes30%State tax money19%Fines and other8.3%Federal tax money6.6%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

19%

of Carson City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Carson City breakdown

City taxes30%

Property tax
17%$41.8 million
Other taxes
8.0%$20.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.8 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$2.6 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$488 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$167 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.3%$13.5 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$86.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 7 more
  • Other service charges$39.9 million
  • Water$18.0 million
  • Sewer$17.0 million
  • Garbage collection$9.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Airport$335 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$124 thousand
  • Transit fares$95 thousand
  • Road charges$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$16.7 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$47.9 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$4.1 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$20.5 million
Fines
0.2%$506 thousand
Carson City page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

27%

of Carson City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Full Carson City breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$64.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$28.8 million
  • Fire protection$21.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$322 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$56.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17.5 million
  • Government buildings$14.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$315 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$32.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$14.7 million
  • Water supply$13.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$17.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
  • Public transit$2.4 million
  • Airports$920 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$15.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.9 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$6.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.6 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$4.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.5 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$4.4 million
Social services
1.6%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Carson City page →

Your schools

Carson City School District

$121 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 53% of this ZIP is in Carson City School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money88%School district taxes7.1%Fines and other3.0%County and local tax money0.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)0.6%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full Carson City School District breakdown

What stands out

7%

of Carson City School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes7.1%

Property tax
7.0%$8.8 million
Other taxes
0.1%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$157 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$780 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$651 thousand
  • Other school charges$85 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$100 thousand

State tax money88%

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

From the state
88%$111 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$3.8 million
Carson City School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.4%Sent to other local governments0.3%
Full Carson City School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$118 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$118 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$2.9 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$403 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$402 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Carson City School District page →

Lyon County School District

$160 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 47% of this ZIP is in Lyon County School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money88%School district taxes7.1%Fines and other3.1%Fees for services (school lunches)0.8%Federal tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.5%
Full Lyon County School District breakdown

What stands out

7.1%

of Lyon County School District's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 29%.

School district taxes7.1%

Property tax
7.1%$11.6 million

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.2 million
  • School lunches$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$798 thousand

State tax money88%

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

From the state
88%$143 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%$775 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$5.1 million
Lyon County School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.0%Sent to other local governments0.4%
Full Lyon County School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$157 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$157 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$597 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$583 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$14 thousand
Lyon County School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

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

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

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

Lyon County School District. 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.