Village government · Columbia County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poynette took in $4.0 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money16%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

39%

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

Village taxes41%

Property tax
39%$1.6 million
Other taxes
2.0%$79 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$507 thousand
  • Sewer$457 thousand
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand
  • Road charges$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$25 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$661 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$164 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$236 thousand
Fines
1.0%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

16%

of Poynette's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$438 thousand
  • Water supply$416 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$148 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$919 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$655 thousand
  • Fire protection$192 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$739 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$739 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$602 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$383 thousand
  • Libraries$219 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$399 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)$253 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$101 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Poynette. 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 Poynette 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.