Village government · Kenosha County, WI

Pleasant Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pleasant Prairie took in $69.7 million and spent $77.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)46%Village taxes36%Fines and other9.2%State tax money7.2%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

34%

of Pleasant Prairie's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes36%

Property tax
34%$23.6 million
Other taxes
2.0%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$996 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$265 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$89 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$32.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$12.6 million
  • Water$8.4 million
  • Sewer$5.8 million
  • Road charges$2.7 million
  • Garbage collection$2.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$671 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$5.0 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$533 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.6%$6.0 million
Fines
0.7%$456 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

41%

of Pleasant Prairie's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$31.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$18.1 million
  • Fire protection$12.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$507 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$497 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$16.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$7.0 million
  • Sewer systems$6.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$15.5 million
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$12.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$222 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$10.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
0.8%$633 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$633 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$516 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$387 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$387 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pleasant Prairie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Pleasant Prairie 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.