Village government · Racine County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Caledonia took in $45.5 million and spent $61.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Fines and other12%State tax money8.0%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

37%

of Caledonia's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes40%

Property tax
37%$16.8 million
Other taxes
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$300 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$17.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$8.2 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.0%

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

From the state
8.0%$3.6 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$494 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$5.0 million
Fines
0.8%$385 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt7.5%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

39%

of Caledonia's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$24.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Government buildings$18.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$448 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$13.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$7.1 million
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$298 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$125 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$12.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.9 million
  • Water supply$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
  • Public transit$45 thousand
Interest on debt
7.5%$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$243 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$9 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Caledonia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Caledonia 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.