City government · Waupaca County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Manawa took in $2.5 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money20%County and local tax money9.9%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
38%$936 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$631 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$344 thousand
  • Water$284 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$6 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$483 thousand

County and local tax money9.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.9%$244 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$105 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs8.9%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

14%

of Manawa'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$694 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$402 thousand
  • Water supply$281 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$571 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$339 thousand
  • Fire protection$205 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$277 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$221 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.9%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$164 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manawa. 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 Manawa 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.