County government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waushara County took in $37.6 million and spent $39.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes54%State tax money20%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, garbage collection)12%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money3.7%

What stands out

47%

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

County taxes54%

Property tax
47%$17.9 million
Sales tax
5.1%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.5%$569 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$434 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$4.4 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$2.0 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$7.7 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$1.4 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Social services21%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

21%

of Waushara 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
29%$11.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Government buildings$2.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$877 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$854 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Social services
21%$8.1 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8.1 million
Health and hospitals
12%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$648 thousand
  • Libraries$537 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.8%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Waushara 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 Waushara 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.