Village government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Biron took in $3.1 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)16%Fines and other12%State tax money11%County and local tax money5.2%

What stands out

56%

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

Village taxes57%

Property tax
56%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.9%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$484 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$232 thousand
  • Sewer$202 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$328 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$162 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$370 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs24%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt10%All other spending10%

What stands out

16%

of Biron's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$815 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$470 thousand
  • Sewer systems$268 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$672 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$463 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$147 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$439 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$439 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$303 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$303 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$287 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$280 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$232 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$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 Biron. 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 Biron 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.