Village government · Crawford County, WI

Gays Mills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gays Mills took in $1.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Village taxes16%Fines and other11%County and local tax money4.2%

What stands out

46%

of Gays Mills' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes16%

Property tax
15%$182 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$157 thousand
  • Water$80 thousand
  • Other service charges$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$551 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$51 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

13%

of Gays Mills' 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%

Running the government and other costs
45%$667 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$471 thousand
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$314 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$165 thousand
  • Water supply$121 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$199 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$151 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$151 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$69 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Gays Mills. 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 Gays Mills 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.