Village government · Pierce County, WI

Plum City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Plum City took in $740 thousand and spent $762 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)38%State tax money27%Village taxes20%County and local tax money7.7%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

7.7%

of Plum City'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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$144 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$278 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$263 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$32 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$199 thousand

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$57 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$24 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking23%Interest on debt17%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs8.0%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

17%

of Plum City'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
32%$241 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$240 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$178 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$178 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$132 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$110 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$102 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.0%$61 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Plum City. 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 Plum City 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.