City government · Racine County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Racine took in $215 million and spent $202 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)29%City taxes28%State tax money20%Federal tax money9.2%Fines and other8.3%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

20%

of Racine's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
27%$57.2 million
Other taxes
1.6%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$587 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$393 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$62.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 9 more
  • Water$22.4 million
  • Sewer$20.8 million
  • Road charges$7.9 million
  • Other service charges$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Transit fares$1.4 million
  • Parking$959 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$720 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$387 thousand
  • Housing$319 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$316 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.2%

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

From the federal government
9.2%$19.8 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$43.8 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$10.2 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$16.4 million
Fines
0.7%$1.5 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.3%All other spending16%

What stands out

12%

of Racine's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$46.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$36.5 million
  • Fire protection$7.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$913 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$45.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$17.5 million
  • Water supply$16.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11.7 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$33.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$19.2 million
  • Public transit$12.7 million
  • Parking$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
12%$25.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.3%$18.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.9 million
  • Libraries$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$14.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$608 thousand
  • Government buildings$499 thousand
Housing and community development
5.1%$10.2 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$6.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Racine. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Racine 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.