City government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nekoosa took in $8.5 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes21%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money5.4%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
21%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$726 thousand
  • Other service charges$412 thousand
  • Garbage collection$177 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$3.3 million

County and local tax money5.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.4%$463 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$449 thousand
Fines
0.4%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs8.5%Interest on debt7.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

6.8%

of Nekoosa's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$931 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$240 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$631 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$67 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$546 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.8%$505 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$505 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$321 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$218 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$60 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$60 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Nekoosa. 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 City of Nekoosa 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.