County government · Pepin County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pepin County took in $11.8 million and spent $19.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money36%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)10%Fines and other10%

What stands out

36%

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

County taxes43%

Property tax
37%$4.4 million
Sales tax
5.0%$589 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$30 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$864 thousand
  • Road charges$199 thousand
  • Garbage collection$151 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$4.3 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$1.2 million
Fines
0.2%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Social services6.7%Health and hospitals4.9%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

55%

of Pepin County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$7.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$683 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$360 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$475 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$389 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Social services
6.7%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
4.9%$940 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$940 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$526 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$262 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$168 thousand
  • Libraries$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$196 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pepin 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 Pepin 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.