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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake Geneva took in $22.1 million and spent $24.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (parking, water)39%Fines and other6.9%State tax money5.6%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
34%$7.6 million
Other taxes
12%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$730 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
-<0.1%-$1 thousand

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; water and 5 more
  • Parking$2.5 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$991 thousand
  • Other service charges$770 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$75 thousand
  • Road charges$25 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%$1 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$1.2 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$525 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$1.4 million
Fines
0.7%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking13%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

28%

of Lake Geneva's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$275 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$206 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$6.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$633 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Parking$606 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$473 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$457 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$194 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$268 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Geneva. 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 Lake Geneva 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.