County government · Waseca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waseca County took in $30.9 million and spent $29.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes60%State tax money25%Fines and other7.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)4.5%Federal tax money3.1%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

55%

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

County taxes60%

Property tax
55%$16.9 million
Sales tax
3.4%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$558 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$354 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$204 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$339 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$970 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$7.8 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$33 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments11%Environment and natural resources6.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

11%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$9.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.2 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$7.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$298 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$4.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$298 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$131 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$3.2 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.2 million
Environment and natural resources
6.0%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
4.6%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$377 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$377 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$234 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waseca 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 Waseca 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.