County government · Price County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Price County took in $25.2 million and spent $21.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes50%State tax money33%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, parks and recreation)10%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.1%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

44%

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

County taxes50%

Property tax
44%$11.0 million
Sales tax
5.6%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$289 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$198 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$87 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 3 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$653 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$176 thousand
  • Airport$87 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$539 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$8.4 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$23 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$851 thousand
Fines
0.4%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Social services20%Health and hospitals5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

20%

of Price 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
42%$9.0 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$6.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$833 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$665 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Social services
20%$4.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
5.7%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$729 thousand
  • Libraries$284 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$258 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$155 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.3%$54 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$54 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Price 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 Price 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.