Village government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hobart took in $14.0 million and spent $17.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%County and local tax money5.9%State tax money5.8%Fines and other5.7%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

54%

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

Village taxes55%

Property tax
54%$7.5 million
Other taxes
1.5%$215 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$157 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$866 thousand
  • Road charges$595 thousand
  • Garbage collection$414 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$231 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$812 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$831 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$707 thousand
Fines
0.6%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt6.5%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

26%

of Hobart'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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$5.0 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$4.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$313 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$137 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$804 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$668 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$224 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$94 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$1.1 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$93 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$93 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hobart. 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 Hobart 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.