Village government · Waupaca County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Big Falls took in $68 thousand and spent $55 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Fines and other25%Village taxes18%Federal tax money5.9%

What stands out

51%

of Big Falls' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes18%

Property tax
16%$11 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$4 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$35 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Health and hospitals9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%

What stands out

9.1%

of Big Falls' spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Big Falls. 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 Falls 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.