Village government · Dane County, WI

Maple Bluff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Maple Bluff took in $5.4 million and spent $3.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes66%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%State tax money7.8%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

65%

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

Village taxes66%

Property tax
65%$3.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$981 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$488 thousand
  • Sewer$333 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$418 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$166 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$237 thousand
Fines
0.4%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Interest on debt6.3%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

42%

of Maple Bluff's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$530 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$65 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$925 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$448 thousand
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$224 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$605 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$312 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$108 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$281 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$281 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$244 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$193 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Maple Bluff. 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 Maple Bluff 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.