County government · Winnebago County, IA

Winnebago County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Winnebago County took in $25.2 million and spent $12.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes73%State tax money21%Fees for services4.4%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

70%

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

County taxes73%

Property tax
70%$17.7 million
Other taxes
2.8%$700 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$567 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$109 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.4%

Fees for services
4.4%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$5.2 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$510 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

36%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$772 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$704 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$692 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$255 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$477 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$367 thousand
  • Libraries$110 thousand
Social services
3.8%$471 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$471 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$155 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$155 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$82 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$52 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Winnebago County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Winnebago County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.