County government · Wasco County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wasco County took in $35.8 million and spent $38.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money36%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)8.1%Federal tax money2.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Wasco County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes44%

Property tax
38%$13.6 million
Other taxes
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.1%

Fees for services
8.1%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$542 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
  • Road charges$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$740 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$12.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$23 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$3.5 million
Fines
0.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking14%Sent to other local governments7.5%Health and hospitals1.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

7.5%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$17.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$5.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 3 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.5 million
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$2.9 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$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.2%$481 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$481 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$423 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$423 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$421 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$421 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$295 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$295 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wasco County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Wasco 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.