Village government · Ashland County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Butternut took in $525 thousand and spent $611 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money33%Village taxes12%County and local tax money9.1%Fines and other9.0%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes12%

Property tax
11%$59 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$192 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Sewer$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$174 thousand

County and local tax money9.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.1%$48 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

16%

of Butternut'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
40%$243 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$113 thousand
  • Water supply$108 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$100 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$100 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Butternut. 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 Butternut 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.