City government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Boscobel took in $8.8 million and spent $8.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)61%State tax money17%City taxes15%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

61%

of Boscobel's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$1.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$75 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.0 million
  • Sewer$609 thousand
  • Water$590 thousand
  • Airport$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$124 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$529 thousand
Fines
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Running the government and other costs5.9%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

63%

of Boscobel's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
63%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.1 million
  • Sewer systems$654 thousand
  • Water supply$508 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$211 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$895 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$699 thousand
  • Libraries$196 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$830 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$711 thousand
  • Airports$118 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$830 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$661 thousand
  • Fire protection$101 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$514 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$203 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$96 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$96 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Boscobel. 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 City of Boscobel 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.