County government · Wheatland County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheatland County took in $8.1 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes70%Federal tax money21%State tax money7.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

21%

of Wheatland County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes70%

Property tax
70%$5.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$1.7 million

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$594 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$88 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs22%Sent to other local governments12%Health and hospitals3.6%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

12%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$94 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$885 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$885 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$474 thousand
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$474 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$142 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$142 thousand
Social services
3.6%$142 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$142 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheatland 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 Wheatland 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.