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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Onalaska took in $26.5 million and spent $25.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%State tax money8.9%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money3.4%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

43%

of Onalaska's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
43%$11.5 million
Other taxes
6.2%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$887 thousand
  • Other licenses$585 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Road charges$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$443 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$351 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$130 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$75 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$730 thousand

State tax money8.9%

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

From the state
8.9%$2.4 million

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$894 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$1.2 million
Fines
1.5%$409 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

6.9%

of Onalaska's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$530 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Public transit$777 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$3.2 million
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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$647 thousand
  • Government buildings$568 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$276 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$102 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$178 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$75 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Onalaska. 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 Onalaska 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.