Village government · Dane County, WI

Blue Mounds's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Mounds took in $1.4 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money15%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

35%

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

Village taxes38%

Property tax
35%$503 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$506 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$227 thousand
  • Water$223 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$10 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$217 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$84 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$77 thousand
Fines
0.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt4.7%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

24%

of Blue Mounds' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$476 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$219 thousand
  • Water supply$188 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$69 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$278 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Police$107 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$168 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$55 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Blue Mounds. 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 Blue Mounds 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.