City government · Trempealeau County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Independence took in $2.7 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)33%City taxes33%State tax money21%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
32%$857 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$875 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$476 thousand
  • Water$354 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$12 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$558 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$131 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$206 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending11%

What stands out

10%

of Independence'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
39%$893 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$431 thousand
  • Water supply$407 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$488 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$331 thousand
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$85 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$234 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$211 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Libraries$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$210 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$31 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$31 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Independence. 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 City of Independence 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.