County government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Outagamie County took in $269 million and spent $249 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes35%Fees for services (airport, garbage collection)27%State tax money21%Federal tax money7.1%Local tax money5.6%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

27%

of Outagamie County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
24%$63.7 million
Sales tax
9.7%$26.1 million
Other taxes
1.6%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.0 million
  • Other licenses$699 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$659 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$72.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; airport and 4 more
  • Other service charges$34.4 million
  • Airport$22.6 million
  • Garbage collection$15.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$196 thousand
  • Road charges$69 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$19.2 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$56.1 million

Local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.6%$15.0 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$11.4 million
Fines
0.3%$809 thousand

Where it goes

Social services19%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals17%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking16%All other spending15%

What stands out

19%

of Outagamie County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Social services
19%$48.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$29.5 million
  • Welfare institutions$18.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$45.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$21.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$13.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.7 million
Health and hospitals
17%$41.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$38.9 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$29.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$38.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$24.4 million
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$26.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$26.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$1.4 million
Schools and colleges
0.3%$793 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$793 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Outagamie County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Outagamie 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.