County government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wood County took in $121 million and spent $157 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes36%State tax money32%Fees for services24%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money2.7%Local tax money0.6%

What stands out

24%

of Wood County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes36%

Property tax
29%$35.1 million
Sales tax
6.6%$8.0 million
Other taxes
0.6%$754 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$588 thousand
  • Other licenses$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$28.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$3.3 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$39.1 million

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.6%$705 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$5.5 million
Fines
0.2%$215 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Social services16%Health and hospitals14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

16%

of Wood 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%

Running the government and other costs
41%$65.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$60.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
Social services
16%$25.7 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$17.3 million
  • Other public welfare$8.3 million
Health and hospitals
14%$21.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$17.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$11.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$17.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$17.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$4.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$3.0 million
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$2.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.4 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Wood 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 Wood 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.