Village government · Jackson County, WI

Alma Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alma Center took in $808 thousand and spent $861 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%State tax money23%Fines and other13%Village taxes12%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

13%

of Alma Center's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes12%

Property tax
11%$91 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$389 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$200 thousand
  • Water$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$188 thousand

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$28 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Interest on debt17%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Running the government and other costs5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

17%

of Alma Center's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$519 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$239 thousand
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$149 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Police$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$51 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alma Center. 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 Village of Alma Center 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.