County government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Douglas County took in $53.1 million and spent $47.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes44%State tax money36%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)11%Local tax money4.0%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

10%

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

County taxes44%

Property tax
33%$17.6 million
Sales tax
10%$5.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$686 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$304 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$231 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$110 thousand
  • Road charges$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$927 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$18.9 million

Local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.0%$2.1 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.2 million
Fines
0.5%$277 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Social services22%Health and hospitals13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

22%

of Douglas 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
31%$14.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$820 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$13.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Social services
22%$10.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10.6 million
Health and hospitals
13%$6.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$882 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$458 thousand
  • Libraries$424 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$709 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$553 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$194 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Douglas 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 Douglas 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.