Village government · Vernon County, WI

La Farge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), La Farge took in $2.8 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)43%State tax money33%Village taxes14%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money2.2%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

33%

of La Farge's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes14%

Property tax
14%$388 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$747 thousand
  • Sewer$213 thousand
  • Water$198 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$61 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$933 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$58 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.1%$142 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

33%

of La Farge'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$710 thousand
  • Sewer systems$278 thousand
  • Water supply$244 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$927 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$927 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$302 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$110 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of La Farge. 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 La Farge 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.