County government · Racine County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Racine County took in $223 million and spent $221 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes32%State tax money31%Local tax money15%Fines and other10%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)6.4%Federal tax money5.7%

What stands out

15%

of Racine County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

County taxes32%

Property tax
31%$69.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$731 thousand
  • Other licenses$364 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$14.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$10.5 million
  • Road charges$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$174 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$12.8 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$68.2 million

Local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
15%$33.8 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$22.3 million
Fines
0.5%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs30%Health and hospitals12%Social services9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

9.3%

of Racine 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$77.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$36.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$30.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$10.6 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$67.1 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$46.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13.7 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
Health and hospitals
12%$26.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26.6 million
Social services
9.3%$20.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$11.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.0 million
  • Libraries$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.1 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$6.5 million
Schools and colleges
0.5%$1.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Racine 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 Racine 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.