Village government · Sheboygan County, WI

Random Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Random Lake took in $2.2 million and spent $3.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%State tax money11%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

41%

of Random Lake's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes43%

Property tax
41%$905 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$866 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$445 thousand
  • Water$373 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$253 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$23 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$116 thousand
Fines
0.2%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

7.3%

of Random Lake'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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$1.1 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$932 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$111 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$498 thousand
  • Water supply$423 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$597 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$597 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$343 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$234 thousand
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$260 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$213 thousand
  • Libraries$47 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$161 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$26 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Random Lake. 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 Random Lake 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.