Village government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jackson took in $20.4 million and spent $20.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes35%Fines and other29%Fees for services (sewer, water)21%County and local tax money10%State tax money5.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

28%

of Jackson's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes35%

Property tax
32%$6.5 million
Other taxes
2.8%$567 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$405 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$88 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$522 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$417 thousand
  • Road charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$57 thousand

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$1.1 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$2.1 million

Fines and other29%

Interest, rents and other
28%$5.8 million
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Housing and community development8.0%Running the government and other costs4.9%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

39%

of Jackson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$474 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$143 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Housing and community development
8.0%$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$1.0 million
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)$631 thousand
  • Government buildings$197 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$164 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$804 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$795 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$795 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Jackson. 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 Jackson 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.