Village government · Jefferson County, WI

Johnson Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Johnson Creek took in $8.0 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)20%Fines and other9.0%State tax money8.7%County and local tax money6.3%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

52%

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

Village taxes56%

Property tax
52%$4.2 million
Other taxes
3.5%$284 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$132 thousand
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$817 thousand
  • Water$449 thousand
  • Other service charges$318 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand
  • Road charges$1 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%$26 thousand

State tax money8.7%

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

From the state
8.7%$702 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$508 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
8.4%$677 thousand
Fines
0.6%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs6.7%Health and hospitals5.7%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

43%

of Johnson Creek'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
43%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$709 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$210 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$489 thousand
  • Fire protection$470 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$576 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$165 thousand
  • Government buildings$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$494 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$494 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$405 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$196 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Johnson Creek. 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 Johnson Creek 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.