Village government · La Crosse County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Holmen took in $20.3 million and spent $21.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other9.4%State tax money8.3%County and local tax money7.0%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

43%

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

Village taxes46%

Property tax
43%$8.7 million
Other taxes
3.6%$740 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$682 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$911 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$297 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Road charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$525 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$1.8 million
Fines
0.4%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Running the government and other costs6.8%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

49%

of Holmen's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$10.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$155 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
  • Public transit$57 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$71 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$1.5 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$279 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Government buildings$44 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Holmen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Holmen 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.