Village government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poplar took in $609 thousand and spent $563 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)43%Village taxes25%State tax money22%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

5.3%

of Poplar's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes25%

Property tax
24%$149 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$264 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$259 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

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

From the federal government
5.3%$32 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$135 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$3 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Poplar's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$260 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$250 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$89 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.1%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Poplar. 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 Poplar 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.