Village government · Vernon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ontario took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Federal tax money24%Village taxes14%Fees for services (sewer, water)13%County and local tax money4.5%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

24%

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

Village taxes14%

Property tax
14%$195 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$186 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$99 thousand
  • Water$43 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$339 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$540 thousand

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$62 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$60 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Housing and community development6.8%All other spending7.2%

What stands out

51%

of Ontario's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
51%$752 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$675 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$263 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$121 thousand
  • Sewer systems$106 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$140 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$66 thousand
  • Fire protection$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Housing and community development
6.8%$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ontario. 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 Ontario 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.