Village government · Ozaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belgium took in $4.0 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money7.5%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money5.1%

What stands out

44%

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

Village taxes46%

Property tax
44%$1.8 million
Other taxes
1.5%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$854 thousand
  • Water$422 thousand
  • Garbage collection$147 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$299 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$201 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$215 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Sent to other local governments9.0%Interest on debt8.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

9%

of Belgium's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$805 thousand
  • Water supply$305 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$184 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$487 thousand
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$334 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$247 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.0%$263 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$152 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$111 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$257 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$228 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$228 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$76 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Belgium. 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 Belgium 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.