Village government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue River took in $1.5 million and spent $685 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money75%Fees for services (sewer, water)12%Village taxes6.6%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money1.5%

What stands out

75%

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

Village taxes6.6%

Property tax
6.6%$97 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$172 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$96 thousand
  • Water$65 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$22 thousand

State tax money75%

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

From the state
75%$1.1 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$53 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking20%Interest on debt12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.6%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

12%

of Blue River'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
45%$307 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$164 thousand
  • Water supply$115 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$139 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$139 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$78 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$66 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Blue River. 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 River 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.