Village government · Door County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ephraim took in $2.3 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes73%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)22%State tax money3.7%Fines and other0.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

55%

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

Village taxes73%

Property tax
55%$1.2 million
Other taxes
18%$404 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$249 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$124 thousand
  • Other licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$508 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$357 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$83 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$12 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

25%

of Ephraim'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
25%$558 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$521 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$552 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$552 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$423 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)$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$319 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$319 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$201 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$11 thousand
Interest on debt
8.0%$180 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ephraim. 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 Ephraim 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.