Village government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Birnamwood took in $802 thousand and spent $859 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money21%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

36%

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

Village taxes38%

Property tax
36%$289 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$17 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$243 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$160 thousand
  • Water$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$166 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$32 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs24%Interest on debt19%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

19%

of Birnamwood's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$352 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$265 thousand
  • Water supply$85 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$207 thousand
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$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$167 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$41 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Birnamwood. 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 Birnamwood 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.