Village government · Outagamie County, WI

Little Chute's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Little Chute took in $26.8 million and spent $25.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money12%County and local tax money11%Fines and other10%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

11%

of Little Chute's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

Village taxes36%

Property tax
34%$9.2 million
Other taxes
1.5%$409 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other licenses$177 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$167 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Road charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$618 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
  • Other service charges$35 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$1.1 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$3.2 million

County and local tax money11%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
11%$2.9 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$2.7 million
Fines
0.3%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

21%

of Little Chute's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$5.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.3 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$519 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$464 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$335 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Public transit$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$710 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$228 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$583 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$677 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Little Chute. 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 Little Chute 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.