Village government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plainfield took in $1.2 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Village taxes23%State tax money17%County and local tax money15%Fines and other11%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

15%

of Plainfield's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes23%

Property tax
22%$275 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$406 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$229 thousand
  • Water$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$24 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$208 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$181 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$135 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Interest on debt9.9%

What stands out

10%

of Plainfield'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%$453 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$238 thousand
  • Water supply$172 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$233 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$134 thousand
  • Police$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$175 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$129 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$122 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Interest on debt
9.9%$122 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Plainfield. 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 Plainfield 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.