Village government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ashwaubenon took in $49.5 million and spent $58.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money8.7%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

43%

of Ashwaubenon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes46%

Property tax
43%$21.4 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$602 thousand
  • Other licenses$377 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$331 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$13.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$5.6 million
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$574 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$4.0 million

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$4.3 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$769 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$3.7 million
Fines
0.6%$298 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt13%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

13%

of Ashwaubenon's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$13.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.7 million
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$957 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$12.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$12.5 million
  • Public transit$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$12.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$941 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$583 thousand
  • Government buildings$364 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$7.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.9 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$314 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$172 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$7.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ashwaubenon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Ashwaubenon 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.