City government · Dodge County, WI

Fox Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fox Lake took in $3.6 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)33%City taxes30%State tax money19%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money4.1%

What stands out

7.3%

of Fox Lake's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Property tax
28%$1.0 million
Other taxes
1.5%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$808 thousand
  • Water$290 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$258 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$665 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$144 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$216 thousand
Fines
0.8%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

25%

of Fox Lake'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$791 thousand
  • Water supply$390 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$121 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Parking$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$761 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$351 thousand
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$717 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$408 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$332 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
  • Libraries$146 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$188 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
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fox Lake. 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 City of Fox Lake 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.