County government · Eau Claire County, WI

Eau Claire County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Eau Claire County took in $147 million and spent $120 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%County taxes40%Fees for services (airport, parks, land and natural resources)5.0%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money4.1%Local tax money1.3%

What stands out

46%

of Eau Claire County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes40%

Property tax
27%$40.3 million
Sales tax
9.7%$14.3 million
Other taxes
2.3%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$511 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$432 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Airport$1.1 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$986 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$553 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$6.0 million

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$67.0 million

Local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.3%$1.9 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$6.3 million
Fines
0.2%$248 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Health and hospitals21%Social services19%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

19%

of Eau Claire 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
29%$34.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$23.9 million
  • Government buildings$4.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$25.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$10.4 million
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
21%$25.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.4 million
Social services
19%$22.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.8%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$3.4 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$2.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Schools and colleges
0.2%$292 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$292 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$46 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$46 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire 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.