City government · Kenosha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Kenosha took in $230 million and spent $200 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%State tax money13%Federal tax money11%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
41%$95.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$48.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$15.2 million
  • Sewer$11.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.8 million
  • Road charges$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Transit fares$1.6 million
  • Airport$812 thousand
  • Housing$333 thousand
  • Garbage collection$292 thousand
  • Parking$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$24.4 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$29.3 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$8.3 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$18.4 million
Fines
0.6%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending16%

What stands out

5.5%

of Kenosha's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$53.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$36.0 million
  • Fire protection$14.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$43.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$25.1 million
  • Water supply$12.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$37.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$26.3 million
  • Public transit$9.1 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
  • Parking$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$17.7 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$11.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$755 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$16.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Libraries$7.5 million
Housing and community development
6.9%$13.7 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$11.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.1 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$7.0 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$37 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kenosha. 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 Kenosha 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.