Village government · Sauk County, WI

Lake Delton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lake Delton took in $46.4 million and spent $36.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes78%Fees for services (sewer, water)8.8%Fines and other8.5%State tax money3.1%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Lake Delton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes78%

Other taxes
36%$16.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$15.6 million
  • Other licenses$954 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$154 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
22%$10.4 million
Sales tax
20%$9.3 million

Fees for services8.8%

Fees for services
8.8%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Road charges$437 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Other service charges$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Airport$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$36 thousand

State tax money3.1%

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

From the state
3.1%$1.5 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$445 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$3.8 million
Fines
0.2%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

52%

of Lake Delton's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$18.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.4 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$391 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$191 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$227 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$210 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Airports$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$647 thousand
  • Libraries$383 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$985 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$815 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$815 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lake Delton. 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 Village of Lake Delton 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.