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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Reedsburg took in $55.6 million and spent $57.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)71%City taxes14%Fines and other8.5%State tax money4.1%County and local tax money1.6%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

71%

of Reedsburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
13%$7.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$470 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$212 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$138 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$39.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 9 more
  • Electric power$24.9 million
  • Other service charges$7.4 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Road charges$618 thousand
  • Garbage collection$463 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand
  • Airport$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Transit fares$15 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$520 thousand

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$2.3 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$890 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$4.5 million
Fines
0.4%$249 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.5%Roads, transit and parking6.3%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

49%

of Reedsburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$28.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$22.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$512 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$11.7 million
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$10.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$836 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$325 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$108 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$6.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.8 million
  • Libraries$808 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.5%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$593 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$340 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.3%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Public transit$445 thousand
  • Airports$244 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.6%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Reedsburg. 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 Reedsburg 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.