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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Janesville took in $146 million and spent $150 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money9.8%Federal tax money6.9%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money3.2%

What stands out

35%

of Janesville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
35%$51.3 million
Other taxes
3.6%$5.3 million
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$714 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$51.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$13.3 million
  • Sewer$11.6 million
  • Road charges$9.0 million
  • Garbage collection$9.0 million
  • Other service charges$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Transit fares$377 thousand
  • Housing$319 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$174 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.9%

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

From the federal government
6.9%$10.2 million

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$14.4 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$4.7 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$8.8 million
Fines
0.2%$263 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

27%

of Janesville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$40.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.3 million
  • Government buildings$9.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$224 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$30.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$17.1 million
  • Fire protection$11.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$719 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$28.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$10.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.0 million
  • Water supply$8.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$25.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$19.8 million
  • Public transit$5.1 million
  • Parking$102 thousand
  • Airports$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$12.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.3 million
  • Libraries$5.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$4.8 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.8 million
Housing and community development
3.0%$4.5 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$2.6 million
Social services
0.2%$249 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$249 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Janesville. 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 City of Janesville 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.