Town government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Genesee took in $3.9 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)17%State tax money13%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money5.7%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

17%

of Genesee's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
46%$1.8 million
Other taxes
7.2%$282 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$237 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$658 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$577 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$391 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$524 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%$222 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

16%

of Genesee's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$616 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$431 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$158 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$596 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$596 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$562 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$217 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$159 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$151 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$151 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$94 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Genesee. 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 Town of Genesee 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.