Village government · Jackson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Merrillan took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)58%State tax money20%Fines and other9.1%County and local tax money7.7%Village taxes5.3%

What stands out

7.7%

of Merrillan'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 taxes5.3%

Property tax
4.5%$52 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$671 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$336 thousand
  • Sewer$162 thousand
  • Water$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$234 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$89 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$103 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Interest on debt5.9%Running the government and other costs5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

65%

of Merrillan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
65%$811 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$355 thousand
  • Water supply$223 thousand
  • Sewer systems$184 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$178 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Police$70 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.6%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Merrillan. 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 Merrillan 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.