Village government · Milwaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Greendale took in $23.9 million and spent $21.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%State tax money8.6%County and local tax money5.5%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

56%

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

Village taxes58%

Property tax
56%$13.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$495 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$296 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Road charges$606 thousand
  • Other service charges$590 thousand
  • Garbage collection$200 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$589 thousand

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$2.1 million

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$1.3 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$791 thousand
Fines
1.4%$335 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs8.3%Health and hospitals6.5%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

6.5%

of Greendale's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$8.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$193 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$763 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$1.8 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$335 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$203 thousand
  • Government buildings$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.5%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
4.1%$875 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$844 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$662 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Greendale. 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 Greendale 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.