County government · Wallowa County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wallowa County took in $12.0 million and spent $9.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes34%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)16%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money6.3%Local tax money3.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Wallowa County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.9%.

County taxes34%

Property tax
26%$3.1 million
Other taxes
8.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$518 thousand
  • Other licenses$490 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 6 more
  • Garbage collection$427 thousand
  • Other service charges$374 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$356 thousand
  • Road charges$228 thousand
  • Sewer$203 thousand
  • Water$169 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
  • Transit fares$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.3%

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

From the federal government
6.3%$754 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$3.7 million

Local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.1%$376 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$1.0 million
Fines
0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.8%Environment and natural resources6.6%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

6.6%

of Wallowa County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$491 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$325 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$309 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Public transit$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.3 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$574 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$539 thousand
  • Government buildings$179 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.8%$617 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$351 thousand
  • Sewer systems$133 thousand
  • Water supply$133 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.6%$599 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$599 thousand
Social services
3.3%$296 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$296 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$95 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$95 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$83 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wallowa 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 Wallowa 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.