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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Neenah took in $61.6 million and spent $63.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money15%Fines and other14%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money2.8%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
37%$23.0 million
Other taxes
1.3%$780 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$374 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$319 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$16.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 7 more
  • Water$8.5 million
  • Sewer$4.7 million
  • Road charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$686 thousand
  • Garbage collection$429 thousand
  • Parking$234 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 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%$2.4 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$9.1 million

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$1.8 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$8.3 million
Fines
0.1%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

19%

of Neenah's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$19.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$12.8 million
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$349 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$260 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.2 million
  • Public transit$526 thousand
  • Parking$420 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$12.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.7 million
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$10.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$895 thousand
  • Government buildings$537 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$313 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$6.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.5 million
  • Libraries$2.9 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$2.7 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$420 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$71 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$71 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Neenah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Neenah 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.