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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Menasha took in $127 million and spent $121 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)78%City taxes10%State tax money5.5%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

78%

of Menasha'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 taxes10%

Property tax
9.9%$12.6 million
Other taxes
0.4%$538 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$298 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$236 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$100 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 8 more
  • Electric power$83.8 million
  • Water$11.0 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Road charges$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand
  • Parking$1 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%$53 thousand

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$7.0 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$1.7 million

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$5.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Roads, transit and parking4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt2.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

76%

of Menasha'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
76%$91.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$80.8 million
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$10.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$4.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$190 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$167 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.3%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Public transit$247 thousand
  • Parking$29 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$3.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$2.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$354 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.4%$2.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$624 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$599 thousand
  • Government buildings$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Menasha. 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 Menasha 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.