Village government · Sheboygan County, WI

Elkhart Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Elkhart Lake took in $4.9 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)14%Fines and other12%County and local tax money8.7%State tax money5.2%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

20%

of Elkhart Lake's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes60%

Property tax
40%$1.9 million
Other taxes
20%$985 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$918 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$672 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$470 thousand
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$53 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$255 thousand

County and local tax money8.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.7%$429 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$530 thousand
Fines
1.0%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

21%

of Elkhart Lake's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$1.4 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)$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$867 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$517 thousand
  • Fire protection$239 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$820 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$396 thousand
  • Water supply$330 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$94 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$520 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$294 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$193 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$239 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elkhart Lake. 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 Elkhart Lake 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.