Village government · Waukesha County, WI

Oconomowoc Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oconomowoc Lake took in $2.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes81%Fines and other7.6%State tax money7.6%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.8%Federal tax money1.3%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

75%

of Oconomowoc Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes81%

Property tax
75%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.3%$126 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$123 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$35 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$25 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$151 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$11 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$122 thousand
Fines
1.5%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails60%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

60%

of Oconomowoc Lake's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
60%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$902 thousand
  • Fire protection$112 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$374 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$155 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$131 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$233 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$233 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$87 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$14 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Oconomowoc Lake. 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 Oconomowoc Lake 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.