Village government · Pepin County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pepin took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Village taxes33%State tax money14%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money3.1%

What stands out

28%

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

Village taxes33%

Property tax
28%$461 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$741 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$509 thousand
  • Water$225 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$226 thousand

County and local tax money3.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.1%$50 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$66 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Interest on debt27%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking8.6%All other spending6.8%

What stands out

27%

of Pepin'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
31%$461 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$254 thousand
  • Water supply$207 thousand
Interest on debt
27%$407 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$205 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$131 thousand
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$193 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$75 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$45 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pepin. 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 Pepin 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.