County government · Wolfe County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wolfe County took in $5.6 million and spent $5.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes17%Federal tax money13%Fines and other8.9%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.1%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

11%

of Wolfe County's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes17%

Individual income tax
11%$616 thousand
Property tax
3.3%$186 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$147 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Corporation licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$228 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$149 thousand
  • Other service charges$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$707 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$3.2 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$494 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Sent to other local governments6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.1%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

48%

of Wolfe County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$2.6 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$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$536 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$439 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$212 thousand
  • Police$122 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$105 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$323 thousand
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$318 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.1%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$275 thousand
Social services
3.1%$168 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$168 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wolfe 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 Wolfe 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.