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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kaukauna took in $98.1 million and spent $88.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes14%Fines and other9.3%State tax money5.2%

What stands out

71%

of Kaukauna's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
13%$13.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$918 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$379 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$222 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$172 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$138 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$69.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 8 more
  • Electric power$57.6 million
  • Water$4.4 million
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Road charges$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$742 thousand
  • Garbage collection$492 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand
  • Transit fares$56 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$31 thousand
  • Parking$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.2%

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

From the state
5.2%$5.1 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$9.0 million
Fines
0.1%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending5.4%

What stands out

66%

of Kaukauna's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$58.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$51.1 million
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$507 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$8.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$7.9 million
  • Public transit$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$206 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$5.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.9 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$4.7 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$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$641 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$4.7 million
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$86 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$86 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kaukauna. 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 Kaukauna 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.