Town government · Ozaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cedarburg took in $3.0 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes77%State tax money14%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)7.9%Fines and other0.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

8.5%

of Cedarburg's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes77%

Property tax
69%$2.1 million
Other taxes
8.5%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$219 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$37 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.9%

Fees for services
7.9%$240 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$127 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 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%$18 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$414 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Cedarburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$458 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$307 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
  • Government buildings$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$408 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$245 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$58 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$390 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$376 thousand
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cedarburg. 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 Town 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.