City government · Manitowoc County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Manitowoc took in $128 million and spent $135 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%City taxes17%Fines and other12%State tax money8.6%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

57%

of Manitowoc's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
15%$19.5 million
Other taxes
1.8%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$746 thousand
  • Other licenses$598 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$526 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$416 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$73.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$52.9 million
  • Sewer$7.8 million
  • Water$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$565 thousand
  • Road charges$303 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$249 thousand
  • Transit fares$165 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$2.8 million

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$11.1 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$3.5 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$15.4 million
Fines
0.5%$605 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

57%

of Manitowoc's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
57%$77.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$59.4 million
  • Sewer systems$9.7 million
  • Water supply$7.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$904 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$19.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$16.2 million
  • Public transit$3.0 million
  • Ports and harbors$539 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$16.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.4 million
  • Fire protection$6.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$602 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$415 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$11.9 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$8.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$650 thousand
  • Government buildings$389 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$363 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$2.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$306 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$306 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Manitowoc. 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 City of Manitowoc 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.