Village government · La Crosse County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bangor took in $6.4 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)60%Federal tax money16%State tax money13%Village taxes8.8%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

16%

of Bangor's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes8.8%

Property tax
7.9%$504 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$3.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.2 million
  • Sewer$368 thousand
  • Water$283 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$1.0 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$829 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$145 thousand
Fines
0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Interest on debt5.1%Running the government and other costs3.2%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Bangor'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$343 thousand
  • Water supply$263 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$390 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$295 thousand
  • Fire protection$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$325 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$203 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$23 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bangor. 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 Bangor 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.