Village government · Grant County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Potosi took in $723 thousand and spent $811 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money34%Village taxes12%County and local tax money6.9%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other4.3%

What stands out

34%

of Potosi's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes12%

Property tax
11%$80 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$164 thousand
  • Water$61 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$35 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$247 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$50 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$30 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

26%

of Potosi'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
33%$264 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$135 thousand
  • Water supply$92 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$169 thousand
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$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$71 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Police$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.3%$19 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Potosi. 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 Potosi 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.