County government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Burnett County took in $24.1 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money26%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, airport)12%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money0.5%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

6.7%

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

County taxes51%

Property tax
42%$10.1 million
Sales tax
6.7%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.0%$476 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$360 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Airport$291 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$125 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$6.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$73 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$2.2 million
Fines
0.3%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking15%Social services13%Health and hospitals11%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

13%

of Burnett 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%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$956 thousand
  • Government buildings$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Airports$361 thousand
Social services
13%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Health and hospitals
11%$2.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$752 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$523 thousand
  • Libraries$229 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$359 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$96 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Burnett 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 Burnett 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.