Village government · Sauk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prairie Du Sac took in $14.9 million and spent $17.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)49%Village taxes21%State tax money14%Fines and other13%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

13%

of Prairie Du Sac's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes21%

Property tax
20%$3.0 million
Other taxes
1.3%$187 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$79 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Water$937 thousand
  • Sewer$480 thousand
  • Garbage collection$412 thousand
  • Road charges$186 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$232 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$194 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs4.7%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

30%

of Prairie Du Sac's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.3 million
  • Water supply$842 thousand
  • Sewer systems$411 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$301 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$41 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Public transit$125 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$540 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.7%$812 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$287 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$198 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$90 thousand
Interest on debt
3.5%$609 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Prairie Du Sac. 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 Prairie Du Sac 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.