County government · Pierce County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pierce County took in $43.7 million and spent $39.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%State tax money28%Federal tax money9.6%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.5%Fines and other1.1%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

45%

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

County taxes53%

Property tax
45%$19.6 million
Sales tax
7.2%$3.1 million
Other taxes
1.0%$438 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$201 thousand
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.5%

Fees for services
7.5%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$545 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government
9.6%$4.2 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$12.4 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$152 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$346 thousand
Fines
0.4%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Social services15%Roads, transit and parking13%Health and hospitals12%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

15%

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

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$12.5 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)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$832 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
Social services
15%$6.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Health and hospitals
12%$4.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$460 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.5%$991 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pierce 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 Pierce 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.