County government · Vernon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vernon County took in $40.4 million and spent $38.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)27%State tax money26%Fines and other4.3%Local tax money3.3%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

27%

of Vernon County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
29%$11.6 million
Sales tax
5.4%$2.2 million
Other taxes
2.1%$829 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$568 thousand
  • Other licenses$167 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Other service charges$9.4 million
  • Garbage collection$967 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$260 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$230 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$1.2 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$10.7 million

Local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.3%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Social services46%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals5.9%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

46%

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

Spending by category100%

Social services
46%$17.6 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$9.7 million
  • Other public welfare$7.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$8.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$829 thousand
  • Government buildings$358 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
5.9%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$928 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$476 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$452 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$591 thousand
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$38 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$38 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Vernon 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 Vernon 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.