Village government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Richfield took in $5.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes71%State tax money16%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)5.4%Fines and other3.8%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

63%

of Richfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes71%

Property tax
63%$3.3 million
Other taxes
8.0%$422 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$323 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$99 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.4%

Fees for services
5.4%$285 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$242 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$855 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$181 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$198 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

50%

of Richfield's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$966 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$362 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$255 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$773 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$326 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$227 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$152 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.3%$414 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$414 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$301 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$301 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Richfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Richfield 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.