Village government · Price County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Prentice took in $1.0 million and spent $882 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money28%Village taxes13%County and local tax money12%Fines and other7.7%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

12%

of Prentice's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes13%

Property tax
12%$126 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$369 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$180 thousand
  • Water$90 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$31 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$291 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$125 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

7.8%

of Prentice'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
46%$404 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$124 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$117 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$105 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$42 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Prentice. 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 Prentice 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.