County government · Menominee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Menominee County took in $9.5 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%County taxes30%Local tax money9.2%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.8%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources)0.5%

What stands out

57%

of Menominee County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes30%

Property tax
29%$2.7 million
Sales tax
1.3%$126 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$31 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$45 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks, land and natural resources
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$78 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$5.4 million

Local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.2%$872 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$167 thousand
Fines
0.2%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Social services45%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Roads, transit and parking0.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

45%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
45%$4.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$3.2 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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$474 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$450 thousand
  • Government buildings$285 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$237 thousand
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$33 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$272 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$272 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$93 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Menominee 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 Menominee 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.