ZIP 54985 · Oshkosh, WI

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Wisconsin

$53.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes48%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other9.6%Local tax money0.6%
Full Wisconsin breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Wisconsin's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes48%

Individual income tax
19%$9.49 billion
Sales tax
15%$7.59 billion
Other taxes
8.6%$4.35 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.17 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$722 million
  • Tobacco taxes$495 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$435 million
  • Public utility taxes$410 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$360 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$275 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$96.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$76.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$60.3 million
  • Other licenses$59.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$39.8 million
  • Corporation licenses$33.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.5 million
  • Severance taxes$1.1 million
  • Amusement taxes$166 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$77 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.3%$2.66 billion
Property tax
0.2%$91.2 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.90 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$2.46 billion
  • College tuition$2.06 billion
  • Other service charges$752 million
  • University housing and dining$471 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$74.2 million
  • Road charges$38.7 million
  • Housing$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Other education charges$5.4 million
  • Sewer$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$15.3 billion

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.6%$283 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$4.78 billion
Fines
0.1%$60.2 million
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Where the money goes

Social services31%Sent to local governments27%Schools and colleges15%Running the government and other costs7.6%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

27%

of Wisconsin's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Wisconsin breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
31%$16.4 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$16.1 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$134 million
  • Welfare institutions$128 million
  • Veterans' services$28.6 million
Sent to local governments
27%$14.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$8.52 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$3.19 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$978 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$601 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$364 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$346 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$137 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$55.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$32.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$12.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$6.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$3.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$443 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$58 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$7.84 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.64 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.23 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$671 million
  • Other education$289 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$4.10 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.86 billion
  • Other and not broken out$627 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$550 million
  • Government buildings$52.1 million
  • Other government administration$9.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$3.90 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.99 billion
  • Public health$912 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.68 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$2.46 billion
  • Airports$188 million
  • Public transit$24.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$2.9 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$2.42 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.41 billion
  • Courts and legal services$477 million
  • Inspections and regulation$285 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$195 million
  • Police$57.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$633 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$633 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$569 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$565 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$57.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
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Your county

Winnebago County

$185 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes40%State tax money31%Fees for services (garbage collection, airport)18%Fines and other7.4%Federal tax money1.9%Local tax money1.7%
Full Winnebago County breakdown

What stands out

40%

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

County taxes40%

Property tax
40%$68.6 million
Other taxes
0.5%$889 thousand
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes and other licenses
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$531 thousand
  • Other licenses$358 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$31.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Other service charges$19.4 million
  • Garbage collection$10.2 million
  • Airport$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$421 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$61 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$3.3 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$52.7 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$3.0 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$12.2 million
Fines
0.3%$569 thousand
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs27%Social services23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking6.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

23%

of Winnebago County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Full Winnebago County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$49.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$36.8 million
  • Government buildings$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
Social services
23%$43.4 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$26.7 million
  • Welfare institutions$16.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$35.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$17.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$11.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$173 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$24.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$11.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
  • Airports$5.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.0%$11.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$7.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Schools and colleges
0.6%$1.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.1 million
Interest on debt
0.4%$786 thousand
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Your city

City of Oshkosh

$152 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 91% of this ZIP is in Oshkosh.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes33%State tax money13%Fines and other10%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money4.1%
Full Oshkosh breakdown

What stands out

31%

of Oshkosh's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
31%$50.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$749 thousand
  • Other licenses$228 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$57.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$18.1 million
  • Water$15.3 million
  • Road charges$14.4 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Transit fares$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$965 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$213 thousand
  • Parking$205 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$8.3 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$21.6 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$6.7 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.8%$16.2 million
Fines
0.4%$580 thousand
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%All other spending9.5%
Full Oshkosh breakdown

What stands out

8.5%

of Oshkosh's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$33.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17.1 million
  • Police$15.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$500 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$29.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$22.4 million
  • Public transit$6.6 million
  • Parking$776 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$27.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$403 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$26.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$11.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$20.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$16.8 million
  • Libraries$4.1 million
Interest on debt
8.5%$12.9 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$623 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$545 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$274 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$271 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$449 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$449 thousand
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Your schools

Oshkosh Area School District

$204 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes28%Fines and other3.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

66%

of Oshkosh Area School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Oshkosh Area School District breakdown

School district taxes28%

Property tax
28%$53.2 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$1.6 million
  • School lunches$628 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$126 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$1.9 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$6.7 million
Oshkosh Area School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Sent to other local governments6.2%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

6.2%

of Oshkosh Area School District's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Full Oshkosh Area School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$188 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$188 million
Sent to other local governments
6.2%$12.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government; sent to school districts and 1 more
  • Sent to the state government$7.4 million
  • Sent to school districts$4.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$3.1 million
Oshkosh Area School District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Wisconsin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Winnebago County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Oshkosh Area School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Oshkosh. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.