Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dane took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money11%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

44%

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

Village taxes48%

Property tax
44%$643 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$67 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$58 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$498 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$254 thousand
  • Sewer$237 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$7 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$169 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$89 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt13%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

13%

of Dane'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$467 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$206 thousand
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$318 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$148 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$237 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$237 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$204 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$147 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$7 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$198 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dane. 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 Dane 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.