Village government · Pierce County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ellsworth took in $4.3 million and spent $4.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money19%Fines and other8.2%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

36%

of Ellsworth's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes39%

Property tax
36%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.1%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$694 thousand
  • Water$295 thousand
  • Garbage collection$277 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$810 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$205 thousand

Fines and other8.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$348 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs8.2%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

15%

of Ellsworth'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
35%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$684 thousand
  • Water supply$655 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$289 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$842 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$703 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$710 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$710 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$668 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$618 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.2%$379 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)$177 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$138 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$187 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.6%$118 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$118 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$62 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ellsworth. 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 Ellsworth 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.