County government · Wayne County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wayne County took in $103 million and spent $54.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, airport)16%Fines and other10%

What stands out

16%

of Wayne County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
22%$22.3 million
Sales tax
16%$16.9 million
Other taxes
0.4%$416 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$416 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$16.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$14.9 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Airport$831 thousand
  • Road charges$86 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$36.1 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$9.8 million
Fines
0.8%$866 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Social services29%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Roads, transit and parking2.1%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

29%

of Wayne County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$20.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$9.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$501 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$475 thousand
Social services
29%$15.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$15.5 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$14.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Government buildings$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$969 thousand
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$686 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$686 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$441 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$441 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Wayne 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.