Village government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Denmark took in $3.7 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)53%Village taxes26%State tax money13%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money3.9%

What stands out

53%

of Denmark's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes26%

Property tax
23%$833 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$56 thousand
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$667 thousand
  • Road charges$152 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$464 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$142 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$163 thousand
Fines
0.3%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

27%

of Denmark's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$538 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$960 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$822 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
Interest on debt
8.5%$529 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$471 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$240 thousand
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$102 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Denmark. 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 Denmark 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.