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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Menomonie took in $39.3 million and spent $36.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other34%City taxes27%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%State tax money14%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

33%

of Menomonie's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
25%$9.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$860 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$413 thousand
  • Other licenses$162 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$153 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$8.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$803 thousand
  • Garbage collection$615 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
  • Airport$231 thousand
  • Parking$193 thousand
  • Housing$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$353 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$5.3 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$926 thousand

Fines and other34%

Interest, rents and other
33%$13.0 million
Fines
0.4%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

38%

of Menomonie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$14.1 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$12.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$466 thousand
  • Government buildings$401 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$301 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$462 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
  • Airports$307 thousand
  • Parking$136 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$1.1 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$494 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$494 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$189 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Menomonie. 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 City of Menomonie 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.