Village government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mattoon took in $591 thousand and spent $629 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%County and local tax money12%Village taxes9.5%Fines and other8.5%

What stands out

12%

of Mattoon'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 taxes9.5%

Property tax
9.3%$55 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$203 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Sewer$68 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$209 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$73 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

20%

of Mattoon'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$271 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$127 thousand
  • Sewer systems$107 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$90 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$110 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)$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$19 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mattoon. 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 Mattoon 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.