Village government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hancock took in $416 thousand and spent $362 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%Village taxes29%Fines and other8.4%County and local tax money6.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)6.0%Federal tax money5.0%

What stands out

45%

of Hancock's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes29%

Property tax
28%$118 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.0%

Fees for services
6.0%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$21 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$189 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$26 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$27 thousand
Fines
1.9%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

36%

of Hancock's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$131 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$131 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$84 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$45 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$48 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$29 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$28 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$5 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$5 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hancock. 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 Hancock 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.