Village government · Milwaukee County, WI

Hales Corners's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hales Corners took in $9.4 million and spent $9.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes63%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)17%State tax money12%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

60%

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

Village taxes63%

Property tax
60%$5.6 million
Other taxes
3.3%$310 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$163 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$147 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$858 thousand
  • Garbage collection$368 thousand
  • Other service charges$346 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$151 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$156 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$220 thousand
Fines
1.9%$178 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Running the government and other costs7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

47%

of Hales Corners' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$649 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$396 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$686 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$401 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$647 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$569 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$464 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$387 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$387 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hales Corners. 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 Hales Corners 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.