Village government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Howard took in $40.0 million and spent $45.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%Village taxes30%Fines and other12%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

48%

of Howard's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Village taxes30%

Property tax
27%$11.0 million
Other taxes
2.3%$933 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$664 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$249 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$19.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$6.4 million
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$972 thousand
  • Housing$957 thousand
  • Transit fares$132 thousand
  • Garbage collection$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$159 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$3.7 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$226 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.7 million
Fines
0.3%$119 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

22%

of Howard's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.3 million
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$893 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$10.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.4 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$4.9 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$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$535 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$383 thousand
  • Government buildings$104 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$251 thousand
Interest on debt
8.8%$4.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.9%$428 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$428 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Howard. 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 Howard 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.