City government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Delavan took in $16.8 million and spent $16.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money10%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money5.5%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
41%$6.9 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$807 thousand
  • Other licenses$176 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$124 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$878 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.7 million

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$919 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$914 thousand
Fines
1.2%$207 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries19%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

19%

of Delavan's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$820 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$261 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$203 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
19%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$543 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.7 million
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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$167 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$493 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$173 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$173 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Delavan. 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 Delavan 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.