Village government · Ozaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grafton took in $22.3 million and spent $20.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money8.8%County and local tax money4.0%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

45%

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

Village taxes52%

Property tax
45%$10.1 million
Other taxes
7.0%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$370 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$139 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand
  • Garbage collection$182 thousand
  • Transit fares$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$178 thousand

State tax money8.8%

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

From the state
8.8%$2.0 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$900 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$627 thousand
Fines
0.2%$55 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

19%

of Grafton'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$270 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$532 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$479 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$413 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$921 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$904 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$732 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Grafton. 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 Grafton 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.