City government · Green Lake County, WI

Green Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Green Lake took in $3.8 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money12%County and local tax money8.2%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

42%

of Green Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
42%$1.6 million
Other taxes
7.6%$289 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$995 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$642 thousand
  • Water$168 thousand
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$470 thousand

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$314 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$135 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%Roads, transit and parking5.8%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

55%

of Green Lake's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$815 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$470 thousand
  • Water supply$221 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$763 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$420 thousand
  • Fire protection$276 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$509 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$259 thousand
  • Libraries$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$356 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$355 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$261 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$38 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Green Lake. 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 City of Green Lake 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.