Village government · Barron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Almena took in $830 thousand and spent $854 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money29%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Village taxes25%Fines and other8.8%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money3.9%

What stands out

29%

of Almena's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes25%

Property tax
24%$198 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$238 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$189 thousand
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$34 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$244 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$32 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$67 thousand
Fines
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking29%Interest on debt17%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

17%

of Almena'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
30%$255 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Sewer systems$93 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$246 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$246 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$100 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$96 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Police$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Almena. 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 Almena 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.