City government · Rock County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Edgerton took in $9.7 million and spent $8.4 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money28%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
36%$3.5 million
Other taxes
1.8%$178 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other licenses$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$72 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$170 thousand
  • Road charges$149 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$15 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$2.7 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$158 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$372 thousand
Fines
0.3%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs8.6%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

10%

of Edgerton'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
34%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$271 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$278 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Public transit$76 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$838 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand
  • Libraries$407 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$719 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$206 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$178 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$478 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Edgerton. 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 Edgerton 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.