City government · Waseca County, MN

Janesville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Janesville took in $9.9 million and spent $8.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)71%City taxes14%State tax money9.9%Fines and other4.8%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

71%

of Janesville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
11%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.5%$251 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$163 thousand
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$3.4 million
  • Electric power$2.0 million
  • Water$506 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand
  • Sewer$314 thousand
  • Road charges$288 thousand
  • Other service charges$127 thousand
  • Garbage collection$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$21 thousand

State tax money9.9%

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

From the state
9.9%$981 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$466 thousand
Fines
0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.9%Running the government and other costs7.8%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

39%

of Janesville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
39%$3.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$465 thousand
  • Water supply$316 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$965 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$665 thousand
  • Fire protection$300 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$689 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$689 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.8%$675 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$531 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$122 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$498 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$493 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$197 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$171 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Janesville. 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 City of Janesville 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.