City government · Marinette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Niagara took in $3.2 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money29%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%City taxes24%Federal tax money14%Fines and other5.0%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

14%

of Niagara's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
23%$748 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$781 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$341 thousand
  • Water$275 thousand
  • Garbage collection$141 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$455 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$928 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$143 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$126 thousand
Fines
1.1%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs7.6%Interest on debt6.7%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

35%

of Niagara'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%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$839 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$386 thousand
  • Sewer systems$313 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$140 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$661 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$479 thousand
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$31 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$244 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$114 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$16 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Niagara. 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 Niagara 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.