County government · Wexford County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wexford County took in $38.0 million and spent $37.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County taxes31%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)16%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money2.3%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Wexford County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes31%

Property tax
31%$11.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.7 million
  • Road charges$2.4 million
  • Sewer$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$891 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$17.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.2 million
Fines
1.6%$611 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

35%

of Wexford 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
35%$13.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
  • Public transit$3.1 million
  • Airports$727 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$182 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$9.8 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$6.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$864 thousand
  • Government buildings$654 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$391 thousand
Social services
1.0%$361 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$361 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wexford County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wexford 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.