County government · Oconto County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oconto County took in $43.8 million and spent $38.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money27%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)14%Fines and other2.1%Local tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

46%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
46%$20.2 million
Sales tax
6.7%$2.9 million
Other taxes
1.3%$558 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$381 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$6.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$940 thousand
  • Garbage collection$451 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$411 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$459 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$12.0 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$725 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$727 thousand
Fines
0.5%$208 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs22%Health and hospitals19%Roads, transit and parking13%Social services11%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

11%

of Oconto 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
27%$10.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$8.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
19%$7.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
  • Airports$53 thousand
Social services
11%$4.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$569 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.8%$694 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$694 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$465 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$45 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$45 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

Oconto 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 Oconto 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.