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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delafield took in $12.4 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%State tax money7.6%Fines and other7.2%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes60%

Property tax
53%$6.6 million
Other taxes
7.3%$906 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$591 thousand
  • Other licenses$172 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$125 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$812 thousand
  • Other service charges$231 thousand
  • Road charges$163 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$950 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$458 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$796 thousand
Fines
0.8%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

35%

of Delafield's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$115 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$618 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$590 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$815 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$393 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$985 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$794 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$414 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Delafield. 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 Delafield 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.