County government · Wheeler County, OR

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wheeler County took in $6.1 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%County taxes27%Federal tax money17%Fines and other6.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)3.7%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

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

County taxes27%

Property tax
23%$1.4 million
Other taxes
4.2%$256 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and public utility taxes
  • Motor vehicle licenses$200 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Garbage collection$106 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$1.1 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$2.7 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$15 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$350 thousand
Fines
1.2%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Health and hospitals22%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

22%

of Wheeler County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$678 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$303 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$211 thousand
  • Government buildings$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
22%$755 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$755 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$694 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$531 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$581 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$476 thousand
  • Public transit$105 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$121 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wheeler 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 Wheeler 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.