Village government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Merton took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes81%State tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)5.3%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

73%

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

Village taxes81%

Property tax
73%$1.4 million
Other taxes
7.8%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$126 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.3%

Fees for services
5.3%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$215 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Fines
2.3%$45 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

5.3%

of Merton'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%

Running the government and other costs
43%$827 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Government buildings$505 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$269 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$451 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$187 thousand
  • Police$186 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$66 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$411 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$411 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$132 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$102 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Merton. 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 Merton 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.