City government · Chippewa County, WI

Chippewa Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Chippewa Falls took in $30.5 million and spent $25.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money20%Fines and other12%County and local tax money4.2%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
39%$11.8 million
Other taxes
2.1%$638 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$249 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$221 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$614 thousand
  • Garbage collection$301 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$6.0 million

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$1.3 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.5 million
Fines
0.3%$78 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

22%

of Chippewa Falls' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$131 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$78 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$5.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Public transit$460 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$365 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$220 thousand
  • Government buildings$220 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$293 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$293 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$90 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chippewa Falls. 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 City of Chippewa Falls 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.