Village government · Barron County, WI

Prairie Farm's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prairie Farm took in $390 thousand and spent $558 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)27%Fines and other17%Village taxes15%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

34%

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

Village taxes15%

Property tax
14%$55 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$104 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$23 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$131 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$8 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

56%

of Prairie Farm'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%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$311 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$311 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$101 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$99 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$22 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Prairie Farm. 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 Farm 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.