City government · Jefferson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Jefferson took in $27.4 million and spent $26.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes21%Fines and other6.5%State tax money6.3%Federal tax money5.4%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

60%

of Jefferson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
19%$5.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$468 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$342 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$106 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$16.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$10.9 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$817 thousand
  • Garbage collection$590 thousand
  • Road charges$411 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$1.5 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$1.7 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$213 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.7 million
Fines
0.4%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Running the government and other costs8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

55%

of Jefferson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$14.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$605 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Public transit$158 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$358 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$84 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$81 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$2.3 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$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$506 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$730 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$385 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jefferson. 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 Jefferson 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.