City government · Oconto County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oconto took in $9.4 million and spent $9.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money26%City taxes22%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes22%

Property tax
21%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$93 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$12 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$816 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$366 thousand
  • Garbage collection$114 thousand
  • Airport$77 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$327 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$2.4 million

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$365 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$538 thousand
Fines
1.1%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs7.2%All other spending9.3%

What stands out

29%

of Oconto'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
29%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$206 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$2.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Airports$153 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$834 thousand
  • Water supply$818 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$173 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$707 thousand
  • Libraries$295 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.2%$712 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$325 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$179 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$76 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$510 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.1%$409 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$409 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oconto. 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 Oconto 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.