County government · Calumet County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Calumet County took in $66.0 million and spent $60.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money26%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)10%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money6.6%Local tax money4.6%

What stands out

4.6%

of Calumet County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
34%$22.7 million
Sales tax
9.0%$5.9 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$983 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$198 thousand
  • Other licenses$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$427 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$100 thousand
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$4.4 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$17.3 million

Local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.6%$3.0 million

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$4.7 million
Fines
0.2%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Social services15%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking9.7%All other spending13%

What stands out

15%

of Calumet County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$18.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.3 million
  • Government buildings$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
Social services
15%$9.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.3 million
Health and hospitals
12%$7.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Schools and colleges
6.1%$3.7 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$693 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$910 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$190 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$190 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$144 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calumet 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 Calumet 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.