Village government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pewaukee took in $13.0 million and spent $17.6 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)31%Fines and other15%State tax money7.3%County and local tax money5.1%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Pewaukee'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
39%$5.1 million
Other taxes
2.1%$276 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$184 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$694 thousand
  • Garbage collection$305 thousand
  • Road charges$233 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$190 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$59 thousand

State tax money7.3%

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

From the state
7.3%$949 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$670 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$1.8 million
Fines
0.9%$112 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

25%

of Pewaukee'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$303 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$165 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$108 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$2.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Ports and harbors$117 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.4 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$357 thousand
  • Government buildings$95 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$694 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$420 thousand
  • Libraries$274 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$467 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$45 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$45 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pewaukee. 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 Pewaukee 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.