Village government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bellevue took in $20.6 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Village taxes31%Fines and other16%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

15%

of Bellevue's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

Village taxes31%

Property tax
27%$5.5 million
Other taxes
4.4%$900 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$539 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$222 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$16 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$722 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$206 thousand

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$1.8 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$370 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$3.1 million
Fines
0.7%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs6.9%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

29%

of Bellevue'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
36%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$875 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$6.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
  • Public transit$473 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$475 thousand
  • Government buildings$450 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$409 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$938 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$626 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$626 thousand
Housing and community development
2.5%$537 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bellevue. 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 Bellevue 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.