Village government · Pierce County, WI

Bay City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bay City took in $767 thousand and spent $925 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)47%State tax money21%Village taxes16%County and local tax money10%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other2.9%

What stands out

10%

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

Village taxes16%

Property tax
12%$91 thousand
Other taxes
3.8%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$359 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 4 more
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Water$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$26 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$161 thousand

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$79 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Interest on debt20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking6.9%

What stands out

20%

of Bay City'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
38%$355 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$218 thousand
  • Water supply$105 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$185 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$121 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$97 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)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$64 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$64 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bay City. 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 Bay City 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.