County government · Juneau County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Juneau County took in $45.5 million and spent $35.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%Federal tax money18%State tax money17%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money4.5%

What stands out

18%

of Juneau County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes45%

Property tax
38%$17.4 million
Sales tax
5.6%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$640 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$404 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$121 thousand
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$601 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$539 thousand
  • Garbage collection$180 thousand
  • Road charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money18%

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

From the federal government
18%$8.1 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$7.8 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$2.0 million
Fines
0.5%$221 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs29%Health and hospitals16%Social services14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

14%

of Juneau 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
30%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$5.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$920 thousand
  • Government buildings$448 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$5.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.8 million
Social services
14%$5.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$429 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$570 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.6%$565 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$565 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$494 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$113 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$53 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Juneau 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 Juneau 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.