County government · Waupaca County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Waupaca County took in $62.5 million and spent $58.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money26%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)14%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money1.1%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

46%

of Waupaca County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes54%

Property tax
46%$28.5 million
Sales tax
8.0%$5.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$406 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and real estate and stock transfer taxes
  • Other licenses$235 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$171 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Garbage collection$819 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Road charges$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$692 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$16.2 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$324 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$2.6 million
Fines
0.3%$200 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking18%Health and hospitals14%Social services9.5%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

9.5%

of Waupaca 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
31%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$11.0 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$5.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
Health and hospitals
14%$8.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.4 million
Social services
9.5%$5.5 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$979 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.5%$264 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$264 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waupaca 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 Waupaca 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.