Village government · Dane County, WI

De Forest's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), De Forest took in $34.9 million and spent $27.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Fines and other20%State tax money9.8%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

19%

of De Forest's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

Village taxes46%

Property tax
45%$15.5 million
Other taxes
1.4%$477 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$344 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$3.0 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$266 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%$10 thousand

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$3.4 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$800 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$6.8 million
Fines
0.4%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

24%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
24%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$180 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$974 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
6.6%$1.8 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$81 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of De Forest. 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 Village of De Forest 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.