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Prairie Du Chien's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prairie Du Chien took in $13.9 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes33%State tax money24%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other7.3%County and local tax money2.4%

What stands out

9.1%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
30%$4.2 million
Other taxes
3.2%$440 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$339 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$45 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$3.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$514 thousand
  • Garbage collection$351 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$150 thousand
  • Airport$74 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$28 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$1.3 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.4 million

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$335 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$936 thousand
Fines
0.5%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

23%

of Prairie Du Chien'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
25%$3.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$867 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$466 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$3.0 million
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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$299 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$218 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
  • Ports and harbors$254 thousand
  • Public transit$242 thousand
  • Airports$127 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$185 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$69 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$706 thousand
  • Libraries$299 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$365 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Prairie Du Chien. 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 City of Prairie Du Chien 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.