Village government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fontana took in $11.4 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money6.1%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

44%

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

Village taxes52%

Property tax
44%$5.0 million
Other taxes
8.1%$924 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$662 thousand
  • Other licenses$206 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Parking$327 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$233 thousand
  • Other service charges$194 thousand
  • Garbage collection$13 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand
  • Transit fares$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$91 thousand

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$699 thousand

County and local tax money5.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.7%$655 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$445 thousand
Fines
1.2%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Interest on debt8.4%All other spending13%

What stands out

32%

of Fontana's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$79 thousand
  • Parking$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$917 thousand
  • Sewer systems$753 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$425 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$732 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$112 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$993 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$673 thousand
  • Libraries$320 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$928 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$773 thousand
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$331 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$327 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$61 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$646 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$646 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$49 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$49 thousand
Social services
0.2%$22 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fontana. 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 Fontana 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.