Village government · Dane County, WI

Mount Horeb's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mount Horeb took in $20.4 million and spent $23.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)53%Village taxes34%State tax money5.8%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

32%

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

Village taxes34%

Property tax
32%$6.6 million
Other taxes
1.4%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Other licenses$97 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$74 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$6.3 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$475 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$301 thousand
  • Transit fares$35 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.2 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$432 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$937 thousand
Fines
0.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Running the government and other costs5.7%Interest on debt4.8%

What stands out

60%

of Mount Horeb'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
60%$14.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.4 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$483 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$680 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$88 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$736 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.7%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$660 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$419 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
  • Government buildings$54 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mount Horeb. 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 Mount Horeb 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.