County government · Ozaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ozaukee County took in $81.7 million and spent $80.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes40%Fees for services (housing, parks and recreation)28%State tax money24%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other2.4%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

28%

of Ozaukee 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 taxes40%

Property tax
26%$21.2 million
Sales tax
13%$10.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$842 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$397 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$244 thousand
  • Other licenses$124 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$22.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; housing and 4 more
  • Other service charges$15.7 million
  • Housing$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Transit fares$458 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$313 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$2.9 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$19.6 million

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$1.5 million

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$1.8 million
Fines
0.3%$207 thousand

Where it goes

Social services25%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs19%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking9.3%All other spending10%

What stands out

25%

of Ozaukee 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
25%$20.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$13.9 million
  • Other public welfare$6.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$18.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$5.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$192 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$14.9 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$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
13%$10.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$7.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Public transit$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Libraries$649 thousand
Housing and community development
3.6%$2.9 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$864 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee 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.