Village government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kewaskum took in $6.7 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money10%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money4.0%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

40%

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

Village taxes41%

Property tax
40%$2.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$94 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$692 thousand
  • Other service charges$240 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Transit fares$5 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$63 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$696 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$265 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$508 thousand
Fines
0.4%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs9.5%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.7%

of Kewaskum's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$723 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$976 thousand
  • Fire protection$259 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$495 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)$304 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$431 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$431 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$400 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$393 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$203 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.5%$182 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$182 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Kewaskum. 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 Kewaskum 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.