MILWAUKEE COUNTY finances
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MILWAUKEE COUNTY
County in Wisconsin (Milwaukee County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 918,661.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $419.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $426.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $83.5 million | U |
| From the federal government | $188.3 million | B |
| From the state government | $330.7 million | C |
| From local governments | $10.2 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $1.3 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $115.9 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $23.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $19.6 million | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $1.5 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $1.4 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $446.3 million | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Health | $233.1 million |
| Correction Insts | $221.1 million |
| Parks & Rec | $158.0 million |
| Transit Utilities | $147.3 million |
| Welfare NEC | $123.2 million |
| General NEC | $113.8 million |
| Air Trans | $109.9 million |
| Judicial | $82.2 million |
| Police Protection | $70.7 million |
| Financial Adm | $63.0 million |
| Regular Highways | $25.2 million |
| Central Staff | $19.0 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $7.9 million |
| Elem Sec Educ | $509,000 |
| Libraries | $67,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $552.2 million |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $91.0 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $196.9 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $446.3 million |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $69.9 million |
| A59 | Nat Resources NEC Charges | $58,000 |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $33.2 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $68.8 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $26,000 |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $229.7 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $24.9 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $188.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $330.7 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $10.2 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $89.2 million |
| E04 | Correction Insts-Current Oper | $219.2 million |
| E12 | Elem Sec Educ-Current Oper | $509,000 |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $63.0 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $82.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $19.0 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $2.4 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $233.1 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $8.8 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $67,000 |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $138.1 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $70.7 million |
| E79 | Welfare NEC-Current Operation | $116.3 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $95.4 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $121.1 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $20.8 million |
| F04 | Correction Insts-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $5.5 million |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $16.3 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $20.0 million |
| F79 | Welfare NEC-Construction | $6.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $18.3 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $26.2 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $23.7 million |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $19.6 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $305.4 million |
| T09 | Total General Sales Taxes | $98.7 million |
| T24 | Motor Vehicle License | $14.4 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.4 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $1.1 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $35.2 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $6.6 million |
| U50 | Donations From Private Sources | $26.9 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $11.6 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 551079136508.