City government · Buffalo County, WI

Buffalo City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Buffalo City took in $536 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%State tax money25%Fines and other10%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)9.7%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
46%$245 thousand
Other taxes
8.6%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.7%

Fees for services
9.7%$52 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$136 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$1 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.9%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

75%

of Buffalo City's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$823 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$823 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$38 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.9%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Buffalo City. 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 Buffalo City 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.