Village government · Jackson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Melrose took in $760 thousand and spent $841 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%State tax money34%Village taxes9.1%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other0.7%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

34%

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

Village taxes9.1%

Property tax
8.6%$65 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$403 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$244 thousand
  • Sewer$142 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$25 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$256 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$2 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$4 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking22%Interest on debt18%Running the government and other costs7.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

18%

of Melrose's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$344 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$200 thousand
  • Sewer systems$129 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$152 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.7%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$52 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Melrose. 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 Melrose 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.