City government · Kewaunee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kewaunee took in $6.8 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)30%City taxes28%State tax money17%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money8.1%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

11%

of Kewaunee's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
26%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.2%$153 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$74 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$828 thousand
  • Water$437 thousand
  • Other service charges$366 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
  • Garbage collection$159 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
  • Road charges$7 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%$749 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.2 million

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$549 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$384 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending21%

What stands out

10%

of Kewaunee's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$791 thousand
  • Water supply$633 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$153 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$813 thousand
  • Fire protection$392 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$722 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$501 thousand
  • Libraries$221 thousand
Housing and community development
10%$622 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$619 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$566 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$53 thousand
Interest on debt
8.3%$504 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$493 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$127 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.6%$280 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$280 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Kewaunee. 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 City of Kewaunee 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.