Village government · Wood County, WI

Port Edwards's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Port Edwards took in $3.2 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money17%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

40%

of Port Edwards' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes40%

Property tax
40%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$520 thousand
  • Sewer$414 thousand
  • Garbage collection$105 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$53 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$556 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$85 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$148 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

37%

of Port Edwards' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$996 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$406 thousand
  • Sewer systems$389 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$201 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$570 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$392 thousand
  • Fire protection$126 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$436 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$200 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$118 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$18 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Port Edwards. 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 Port Edwards 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.