Village government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Luck took in $2.5 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)46%Village taxes27%State tax money14%County and local tax money7.8%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

7.8%

of Luck's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes27%

Property tax
26%$636 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$680 thousand
  • Sewer$324 thousand
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$57 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$341 thousand

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$191 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$75 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt8.6%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

30%

of Luck'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
30%$795 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$663 thousand
  • Libraries$132 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$583 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$390 thousand
  • Water supply$189 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$451 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$451 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$341 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$297 thousand
  • Fire protection$42 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$225 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$175 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$98 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Luck. 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 Luck 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.