County government · Wood County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wood County took in $113 million and spent $125 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes81%State tax money12%Fines and other3.8%Local tax money2.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.2%

What stands out

25%

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

County taxes81%

Property tax
49%$55.1 million
Sales tax
25%$28.3 million
Other taxes
7.3%$8.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$975 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$173 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$13.9 million

Local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.6%$2.9 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2.2 million
Fines
1.8%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Social services36%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking12%Health and hospitals11%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

36%

of Wood 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%

Social services
36%$45.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$43.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$24.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$19.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$15.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$15.5 million
  • Airports$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
11%$13.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Housing and community development
1.5%$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$461 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$267 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$445 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$365 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$80 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wood County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Wood 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.