City government · Fond du Lac County, WI

Fond Du Lac's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fond Du Lac took in $97.6 million and spent $100 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money13%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money5.0%

What stands out

9.3%

of Fond Du Lac's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
33%$32.6 million
Other taxes
3.0%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$824 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$635 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$28.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$13.0 million
  • Water$10.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$445 thousand
  • Parking$229 thousand
  • Transit fares$185 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$9.1 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$12.3 million

County and local tax money5.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.0%$4.9 million

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$6.6 million
Fines
0.3%$304 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

6%

of Fond Du Lac's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$26.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.5 million
  • Fire protection$11.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$634 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$390 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$23.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$12.5 million
  • Water supply$8.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$19.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$14.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
  • Public transit$3.5 million
  • Parking$267 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$9.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$3.9 million
Interest on debt
6.0%$6.0 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$844 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$343 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$343 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$26 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fond Du Lac. 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 City of Fond Du Lac 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.