Village government · Sheboygan County, WI

Howards Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howards Grove took in $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)38%State tax money16%Fines and other5.5%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

37%

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

Village taxes39%

Property tax
37%$823 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$848 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$818 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$356 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$39 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$120 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.0%Interest on debt7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

7.9%

of Howards Grove's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$954 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$760 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$431 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$431 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Police$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$186 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)$136 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
Interest on debt
7.9%$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$33 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Howards Grove. 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 Howards Grove 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.