Village government · Waukesha County, WI

Big Bend's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Bend took in $2.1 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)10%Fines and other9.6%State tax money8.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

68%

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

Village taxes72%

Property tax
68%$1.4 million
Other taxes
3.5%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$207 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other service charges$179 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$7 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$172 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Fines
8.1%$168 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Interest on debt6.5%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

46%

of Big Bend's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$789 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$467 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$185 thousand
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$399 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)$189 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$155 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$196 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$195 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$75 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$112 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$101 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Big Bend. 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 Big Bend 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.