County government · Washburn County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Washburn County took in $28.6 million and spent $32.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes45%State tax money24%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)17%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money5.4%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

3.9%

of Washburn County's money comes from fines.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes45%

Property tax
37%$10.6 million
Sales tax
6.3%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$359 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$247 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$112 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParks, land and natural resources; other service charges and 2 more
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$491 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$289 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$1.5 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$6.8 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$172 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$1.4 million
Fines
3.9%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Social services16%Sent to other local governments16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending17%

What stands out

16%

of Washburn County's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
22%$6.9 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$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$788 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$596 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.3 million
Social services
16%$5.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.2 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$5.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Sent to the state government$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Airports$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$929 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$929 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$651 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$388 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$13 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Washburn 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 Washburn 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.