City government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amery took in $6.5 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money9.8%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

10%

of Amery's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
33%$2.1 million
Other taxes
1.3%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$59 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$625 thousand
  • Water$436 thousand
  • Garbage collection$203 thousand
  • Airport$58 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.9 million

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$638 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$302 thousand
Fines
0.7%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

34%

of Amery's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$407 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$372 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
  • Airports$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$843 thousand
  • Water supply$454 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$215 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$995 thousand
  • Fire protection$172 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$59 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$620 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$432 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$188 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$140 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amery. 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 Amery 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.