Village government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Germantown took in $43.3 million and spent $63.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other11%State tax money7.7%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

40%

of Germantown's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes45%

Property tax
40%$17.4 million
Other taxes
4.7%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$306 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$245 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$14.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$8.8 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$845 thousand
  • Road charges$118 thousand
  • Transit fares$41 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$310 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$3.3 million

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$1.1 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$4.5 million
Fines
0.4%$154 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

43%

of Germantown's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
43%$27.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$27.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$14.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.5 million
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$817 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$3.4 million
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$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$716 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$427 thousand
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$3.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.3%$163 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$163 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Germantown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Germantown 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.