Village government · Racine County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mount Pleasant took in $74.4 million and spent $177 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)17%Fines and other10%County and local tax money6.7%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

52%

of Mount Pleasant's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes56%

Property tax
52%$38.5 million
Other taxes
4.0%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$481 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$9.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$487 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$2.9 million

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$4.9 million

County and local tax money6.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.7%$5.0 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$7.0 million
Fines
1.0%$725 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs69%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking3.8%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

69%

of Mount Pleasant'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
69%$122 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$120 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$960 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$505 thousand
  • Government buildings$306 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$22.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$11.2 million
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$477 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$269 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$13.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$12.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$10.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$6.2 million
  • Public transit$400 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$292 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$88 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$88 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mount Pleasant. 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 Village of Mount Pleasant 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.