County government · Wilson County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wilson County took in $38.3 million and spent $31.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, road charges)84%County taxes13%Fines and other1.1%Local tax money0.8%State tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

84%

of Wilson County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes13%

Property tax
12%$4.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$309 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$219 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$75 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$32.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; road charges and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$27.8 million
  • Road charges$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$71 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$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%$109 thousand

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$162 thousand

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$316 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$430 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals70%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.6%Running the government and other costs6.4%Interest on debt1.5%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

70%

of Wilson County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
70%$22.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$21.5 million
  • Public health$559 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$885 thousand
  • Fire protection$498 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$2.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$2.0 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$467 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$328 thousand
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$472 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$344 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$344 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$119 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$119 thousand
Social services
0.2%$63 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wilson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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.

What this covers. The money of Wilson 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.