City government · Richland County, WI

Richland Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Richland Center took in $22.1 million and spent $21.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%City taxes12%State tax money9.7%Fines and other7.9%County and local tax money0.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

69%

of Richland Center's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$2.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$238 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$150 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Other licenses$28 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$10.4 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$351 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$190 thousand
  • Other service charges$75 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$93 thousand

State tax money9.7%

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

From the state
9.7%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$173 thousand

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.2%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

69%

of Richland Center's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$14.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.3 million
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$335 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.5%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$181 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$449 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$1.3 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$555 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$448 thousand
  • Government buildings$205 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$970 thousand
  • Public transit$124 thousand
  • Airports$29 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$616 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$115 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$115 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Richland Center. 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 Richland Center 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.