Village government · Columbia County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Arlington took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money8.9%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

46%

of Arlington's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes47%

Property tax
46%$645 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$414 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$195 thousand
  • Water$159 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$43 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$124 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$83 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%Interest on debt12%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

12%

of Arlington'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
36%$425 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$202 thousand
  • Sewer systems$175 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$48 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$159 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$179 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$179 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$159 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$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$142 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.4%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Arlington. 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 Arlington 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.