County government · Green Lake County, WI

Green Lake County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Green Lake County took in $28.0 million and spent $26.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes61%State tax money26%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)11%Fines and other1.5%Local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

53%

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

County taxes61%

Property tax
53%$14.8 million
Sales tax
6.9%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$165 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$122 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$101 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$7.3 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$161 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$334 thousand
Fines
0.3%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals13%Social services11%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

11%

of Green Lake County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$7.2 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$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$980 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$728 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Health and hospitals
13%$3.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.5 million
Social services
11%$2.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$773 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$462 thousand
  • Libraries$311 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$371 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$25 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Green Lake 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 Green Lake 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.