County government · Marquette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Marquette County took in $26.1 million and spent $25.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes58%State tax money21%Fees for services (parks and recreation)9.4%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other4.6%Local tax money1.1%

What stands out

52%

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

County taxes58%

Property tax
52%$13.7 million
Sales tax
4.7%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.2%$304 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$234 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.4%

Fees for services
9.4%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$1.5 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$5.5 million

Local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.1%$291 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$901 thousand
Fines
1.1%$299 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Health and hospitals19%Roads, transit and parking14%Social services7.1%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

19%

of Marquette 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
28%$7.1 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$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$721 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$597 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$4.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$947 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
19%$4.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Social services
7.1%$1.8 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$634 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$333 thousand
  • Libraries$301 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$283 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$79 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Marquette 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 Marquette 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.