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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Platteville took in $19.6 million and spent $18.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money23%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money2.6%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

23%

of Platteville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
33%$6.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$457 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$184 thousand
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$115 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$5.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$376 thousand
  • Airport$237 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$197 thousand
  • Garbage collection$161 thousand
  • Road charges$13 thousand
  • Transit fares$9 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$506 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$4.6 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$334 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$1.3 million
Fines
0.6%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Interest on debt12%All other spending15%

What stands out

12%

of Platteville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$4.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$483 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Public transit$691 thousand
  • Airports$358 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$3.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.7 million
  • Fire protection$339 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$120 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$990 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.0 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$693 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$622 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$365 thousand
  • Government buildings$164 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$114 thousand
Housing and community development
3.6%$671 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$109 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$109 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Platteville. 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 City of Platteville 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.