County government · Langlade County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Langlade County took in $26.4 million and spent $26.9 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 (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other5.5%Local tax money3.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

8.2%

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

County taxes51%

Property tax
41%$10.9 million
Sales tax
8.2%$2.2 million
Other taxes
1.6%$412 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$288 thousand
  • Other licenses$122 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$840 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$218 thousand
  • Airport$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$43 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$7.8 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$922 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$1.4 million
Fines
0.3%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Social services15%Roads, transit and parking11%Housing and community development6.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

15%

of Langlade 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
30%$8.0 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$5.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$911 thousand
  • Government buildings$515 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$989 thousand
Social services
15%$4.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Airports$157 thousand
Housing and community development
6.8%$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.1%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$81 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Langlade 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 Langlade 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.