County government · St Croix County, WI

St. Croix County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Croix County took in $106 million and spent $141 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes53%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)18%State tax money16%Fines and other7.8%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

12%

of St. Croix County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes53%

Property tax
40%$42.4 million
Sales tax
12%$12.6 million
Other taxes
1.5%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and other licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$875 thousand
  • Other licenses$673 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$18.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$18.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$461 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$5.4 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$17.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$8.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Social services14%Health and hospitals9.9%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

14%

of St. Croix 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%

Running the government and other costs
48%$67.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$34.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$25.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$23.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$12.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$6.6 million
  • Prisons and jails$4.6 million
Social services
14%$19.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$11.2 million
  • Welfare institutions$8.0 million
Health and hospitals
9.9%$14.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$8.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.9 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$5.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$292 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$292 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.2%$226 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$226 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

St. Croix 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 St. Croix 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.