Village government · Sheboygan County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oostburg took in $5.5 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other16%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money6.8%

What stands out

40%

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

Village taxes41%

Property tax
40%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$416 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$510 thousand

County and local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.8%$377 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$888 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Interest on debt22%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs6.4%Housing and community development6.0%All other spending11%

What stands out

22%

of Oostburg's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$496 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$191 thousand
Interest on debt
22%$1.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$814 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$814 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.4%$302 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
Housing and community development
6.0%$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$279 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$179 thousand
  • Libraries$100 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$175 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$80 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Oostburg. 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 Oostburg 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.