Village government · Buffalo County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Nelson took in $340 thousand and spent $327 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Village taxes30%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)21%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

43%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
28%$94 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$71 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$63 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$18 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$146 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

32%

of Nelson's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$148 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$102 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$106 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$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 Nelson. 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 Nelson 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.