Village government · Waukesha County, WI

Elm Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Elm Grove took in $15.7 million and spent $14.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%State tax money7.8%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money4.0%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

50%

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

Village taxes55%

Property tax
50%$7.9 million
Other taxes
4.9%$776 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$715 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$3.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$777 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$202 thousand
  • Other service charges$174 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$629 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$1.2 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$550 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$997 thousand
Fines
1.1%$174 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

32%

of Elm Grove'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$4.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$465 thousand
  • Fire protection$439 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$188 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.7 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$517 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$508 thousand
  • Government buildings$407 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$313 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$549 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$531 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$610 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$610 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$191 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Elm Grove. 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 Village of Elm Grove 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.