County government · Door County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Door County took in $57.7 million and spent $60.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes64%State tax money19%Fees for services (parks and recreation, ports and waterways)13%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

53%

of Door County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
53%$30.4 million
Sales tax
9.8%$5.7 million
Other taxes
1.5%$892 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$552 thousand
  • Other licenses$338 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$6.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$313 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$111 thousand
  • Airport$49 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$11.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$299 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.9 million
Fines
0.2%$129 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals19%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

19%

of Door County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$25.2 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$19.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$6.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.9 million
Health and hospitals
19%$11.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Public transit$640 thousand
  • Airports$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Social services
4.5%$2.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$290 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$74 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Door 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 Door 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.