City government · Eau Claire County, WI

Eau Claire's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Eau Claire took in $155 million and spent $151 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%State tax money11%Fines and other10%Federal tax money8.6%County and local tax money5.4%

What stands out

33%

of Eau Claire's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
33%$51.6 million
Other taxes
3.8%$5.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$244 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$43.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$15.8 million
  • Water$12.8 million
  • Road charges$5.6 million
  • Other service charges$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Transit fares$1.0 million
  • Parking$556 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$212 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$13.3 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$16.6 million

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$8.3 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$15.5 million
Fines
0.2%$371 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending13%

What stands out

8.6%

of Eau Claire's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
23%$35.1 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$23.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Government buildings$3.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$496 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$30.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.5 million
  • Fire protection$9.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$800 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$607 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$29.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$21.0 million
  • Public transit$7.2 million
  • Parking$956 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$22.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$11.6 million
  • Sewer systems$9.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$949 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$14.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Libraries$5.2 million
Health and hospitals
8.6%$13.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13.0 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$5.5 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eau Claire. 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 City of Eau Claire 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.