Village government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Muscoda took in $8.1 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%State tax money13%Village taxes10%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

71%

of Muscoda's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes10%

Property tax
10%$825 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.1 million
  • Water$336 thousand
  • Sewer$277 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.0 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$176 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$247 thousand
Fines
0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Police, fire, courts and jails8.3%Running the government and other costs5.0%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

79%

of Muscoda'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
79%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.9 million
  • Water supply$356 thousand
  • Sewer systems$283 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.3%$597 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$313 thousand
  • Fire protection$274 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$360 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$160 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$282 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$282 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$205 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Libraries$58 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Muscoda. 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 Muscoda 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.