Village government · Sauk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plain took in $2.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Village taxes30%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

38%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
29%$757 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$602 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$230 thousand
  • Sewer$223 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$40 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$976 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$189 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking30%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs9.0%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Interest on debt3.9%

What stands out

17%

of Plain's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$564 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$288 thousand
  • Water supply$188 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$511 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$511 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Libraries$145 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$154 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$72 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$126 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Police$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$67 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Plain. 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 Plain 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.