County government · Taylor County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Taylor County took in $27.3 million and spent $25.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes55%State tax money31%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, airport)9.8%Fines and other3.7%Local tax money1.0%

What stands out

48%

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

County taxes55%

Property tax
48%$13.2 million
Sales tax
5.8%$1.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$141 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$663 thousand
  • Airport$122 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$3 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$8.4 million

Local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.0%$275 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$936 thousand
Fines
0.2%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Health and hospitals17%Social services10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

10%

of Taylor 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
43%$10.9 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$7.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$999 thousand
  • Government buildings$891 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
17%$4.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.2 million
Social services
10%$2.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$994 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$536 thousand
  • Libraries$458 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$271 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$196 thousand
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$271 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$271 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Taylor 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 Taylor 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.