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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cedarburg took in $39.8 million and spent $35.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%City taxes30%Fines and other7.6%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money4.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

52%

of Cedarburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes30%

Property tax
28%$11.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$665 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$389 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$160 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$20.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$12.1 million
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$929 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$221 thousand

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$2.2 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$1.9 million

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$3.0 million
Fines
0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

51%

of Cedarburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$17.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$11.7 million
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$797 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$5.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
  • Fire protection$78 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$33 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$813 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$461 thousand
  • Government buildings$248 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
2.6%$910 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$910 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$629 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedarburg. 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 City of Cedarburg 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.