Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cambridge took in $4.4 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Village taxes32%State tax money11%County and local tax money9.0%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

9%

of Cambridge's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes32%

Property tax
29%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.6%$161 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$568 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Road charges$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$80 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$480 thousand

County and local tax money9.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.0%$398 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$325 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.4%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

17%

of Cambridge's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$586 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$734 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$353 thousand
  • Police$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$97 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$695 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$441 thousand
  • Libraries$254 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$477 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$257 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$146 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$300 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$300 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$165 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cambridge. 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 Cambridge 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.