Village government · Walworth County, WI

Genoa City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Genoa City took in $4.8 million and spent $6.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%County and local tax money9.2%State tax money8.9%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

9.2%

of Genoa City's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes37%

Property tax

35%$1.7 million

Other taxes

1.8%$87 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses

Other licenses$60 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services

34%$1.6 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more

Sewer$884 thousand
Water$525 thousand
Garbage collection$178 thousand
Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Other service charges$7 thousand
Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government

3.3%$156 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state

8.9%$427 thousand

County and local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

9.2%$441 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other

6.5%$313 thousand

Fines

1.2%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs3.8%Interest on debt3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%

What stands out

46%

of Genoa City'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

46%$3.1 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$3.1 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

23%$1.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$737 thousand
Water supply$596 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$190 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

21%$1.4 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$852 thousand
Fire protection$489 thousand
Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Courts and legal services$8 thousand

Running the government and other costs

3.8%$255 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$146 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Other and not broken out$31 thousand
Government buildings$30 thousand
Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Interest on debt

3.6%$239 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.1%$207 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$197 thousand
Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Genoa City. 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 Genoa City 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.