County government · Barron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Barron County took in $62.7 million and spent $57.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money33%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)14%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money1.4%Local tax money0.7%

What stands out

10%

of Barron County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
33%$21.0 million
Sales tax
10%$6.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$376 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$181 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$242 thousand
  • Road charges$194 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$877 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$20.6 million

Local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.7%$454 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$3.9 million
Fines
0.3%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Social services22%Health and hospitals14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.4%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

22%

of Barron County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$16.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$8.9 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$995 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$13.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Social services
22%$12.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.6 million
Health and hospitals
14%$8.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.4%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$733 thousand
  • Libraries$633 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$706 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.7%$417 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$417 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Barron County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Barron 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.