County government · Wayne County, UT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wayne County took in $10.8 million and spent $8.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%County taxes25%Fees for services (garbage collection, water)11%Local tax money7.8%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money6.7%

What stands out

13%

of Wayne 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 taxes25%

Other taxes
13%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.0 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$177 thousand
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$793 thousand
Sales tax
4.8%$520 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$564 thousand
  • Other service charges$558 thousand
  • Water$70 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Airport$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$720 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$4.6 million

Local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
7.8%$840 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$732 thousand
Fines
0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

17%

of Wayne 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$998 thousand
  • Police$801 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$348 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$43 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$613 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$483 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$322 thousand
  • Government buildings$238 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$748 thousand
  • Water supply$687 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$463 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$426 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$270 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$270 thousand
Schools and colleges
1.2%$103 thousand
What's in schools and collegesScholarships and other education subsidies and elementary and secondary schools
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$87 thousand
  • Elementary and secondary schools$16 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$69 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wayne County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Wayne 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.