Village government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elderon took in $87 thousand and spent $78 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Village taxes17%Federal tax money17%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)13%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

17%

of Elderon's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes17%

Property tax
16%$14 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$11 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$15 thousand

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$44 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Health and hospitals3.8%

What stands out

15%

of Elderon'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%

Running the government and other costs
49%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$12 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elderon. 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 Elderon 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.