Village government · Portage County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plover took in $18.6 million and spent $21.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money13%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other2.7%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

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

Village taxes51%

Property tax
48%$9.0 million
Other taxes
2.6%$487 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$256 thousand
  • Other licenses$209 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$5.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Transit fares$74 thousand
  • Road charges$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$41 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.4 million

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$464 thousand
Fines
0.3%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

13%

of Plover's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$622 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$165 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Public transit$231 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$2.4 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$445 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$258 thousand
  • Government buildings$77 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.1%$680 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$680 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Plover. 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 Plover 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.