County government · Kewaunee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kewaunee County took in $26.9 million and spent $27.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes51%State tax money30%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)14%Fines and other4.3%Local tax money0.5%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes51%

Property tax
45%$12.2 million
Sales tax
5.3%$1.4 million
Other taxes
0.8%$224 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$132 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$73 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Road charges$241 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$56 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 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%$97 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$8.0 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$128 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$1.0 million
Fines
0.4%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking14%Social services7.3%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

18%

of Kewaunee 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
34%$9.4 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$7.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$971 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$881 thousand
  • Government buildings$406 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$967 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$5.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Social services
7.3%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$977 thousand
  • Libraries$265 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$235 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$119 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee 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.