County government · Wasatch County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wasatch County took in $139 million and spent $85.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%Fines and other28%County taxes26%State tax money6.1%Federal tax money1.3%Local tax money0.1%

What stands out

39%

of Wasatch County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes26%

Property tax
19%$26.9 million
Sales tax
3.5%$4.9 million
Other taxes
3.1%$4.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$4.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$54.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 4 more
  • Water$24.9 million
  • Other service charges$15.3 million
  • Garbage collection$7.4 million
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$775 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$357 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$1.8 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$8.6 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$181 thousand

Fines and other28%

Interest, rents and other
27%$37.6 million
Fines
0.7%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals8.8%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

35%

of Wasatch County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$29.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$18.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.9 million
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$24.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$10.3 million
  • Police$7.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$14.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Government buildings$892 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$713 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.8%$7.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Housing and community development
2.9%$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$50 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wasatch 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 Wasatch 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.