Village government · Dane County, WI

Cross Plains's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cross Plains took in $7.4 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money9.3%Fines and other3.1%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

50%

of Cross Plains' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes52%

Property tax
50%$3.7 million
Other taxes
2.1%$157 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$693 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
  • Housing$113 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 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 money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$687 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$158 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$213 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Interest on debt16%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking11%All other spending11%

What stands out

16%

of Cross Plains' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$542 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$561 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$507 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$985 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$982 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$769 thousand
  • Fire protection$109 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$673 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$673 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$574 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$261 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$139 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$139 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Cross Plains. 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 Cross Plains 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.