Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), McFarland took in $19.7 million and spent $28.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other14%State tax money7.5%County and local tax money6.7%

What stands out

47%

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

Village taxes49%

Property tax
47%$9.3 million
Other taxes
1.7%$326 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$175 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$108 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Road charges$595 thousand
  • Other service charges$473 thousand
  • Garbage collection$466 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$1.5 million

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$1.3 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$2.7 million
Fines
0.5%$102 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending13%

What stands out

15%

of McFarland'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$8.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$203 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$154 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$648 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$561 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$4.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Health and hospitals
8.5%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of McFarland. 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 Village of McFarland 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.