Village government · Barron County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cameron took in $3.2 million and spent $3.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes29%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money25%County and local tax money8.4%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

8.4%

of Cameron'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 taxes29%

Property tax

29%$919 thousand

Other taxes

0.5%$17 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses

Other licenses$11 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services

27%$885 thousand

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more

Sewer$462 thousand
Water$304 thousand
Garbage collection$105 thousand
Road charges$8 thousand
Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand
Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government

2.9%$94 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state

25%$804 thousand

County and local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

8.4%$270 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other

6.8%$218 thousand

Fines

0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt13%Running the government and other costs7.5%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

13%

of Cameron'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%

Roads, transit and parking

29%$977 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$977 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

29%$961 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more

Water supply$430 thousand
Sewer systems$421 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$110 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

16%$536 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$294 thousand
Fire protection$225 thousand
Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Inspections and regulation$6 thousand

Interest on debt

13%$437 thousand

Running the government and other costs

7.5%$251 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$151 thousand
Other and not broken out$57 thousand
Government buildings$21 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.9%$164 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$108 thousand
Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Housing and community development

<0.1%$1 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cameron. 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 Cameron 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.