City government · Dodge County, WI

Beaver Dam's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beaver Dam took in $40.3 million and spent $35.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money14%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money3.9%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes37%

Property tax
35%$14.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$686 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$273 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$217 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$196 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$13.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$6.6 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Road charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$851 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
  • Parking$44 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$1.8 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$5.5 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$1.6 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$3.1 million
Fines
0.5%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs8.9%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

18%

of Beaver Dam's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$9.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
  • Water supply$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$276 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$198 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.4 million
  • Public transit$954 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$968 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$572 thousand
  • Government buildings$524 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$412 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
2.4%$851 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$851 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$259 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beaver Dam. 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 City of Beaver Dam 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.