County government · Wright County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wright County took in $15.8 million and spent $9.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes88%Fines and other5.0%Local tax money3.6%State tax money3.2%Federal tax money0.3%Fees for services (water)<0.1%

What stands out

86%

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

County taxes88%

Property tax
86%$13.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$266 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses and other licenses
  • Public utility licenses$207 thousand
  • Other licenses$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$50 thousand

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$498 thousand

Local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.6%$571 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$797 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments61%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Health and hospitals7.7%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

61%

of Wright County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
61%$6.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$596 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
  • Government buildings$262 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$686 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$292 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.7%$762 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$762 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$208 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$139 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$21 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Wright 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.