Village government · Milwaukee County, WI

River Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), River Hills took in $4.9 million and spent $6.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes71%State tax money11%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)6.1%County and local tax money5.6%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

62%

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

Village taxes71%

Property tax
62%$3.0 million
Other taxes
9.5%$462 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$299 thousand
  • Other licenses$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.1%

Fees for services
6.1%$296 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$275 thousand
  • Garbage collection$19 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$10 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$551 thousand

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$275 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Fines
2.9%$140 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.7%$134 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs12%Sent to other local governments11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

41%

of River Hills' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$468 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$97 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$745 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)$284 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$189 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$160 thousand
  • Government buildings$112 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$672 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$672 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$572 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$325 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$247 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$294 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$59 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.5%$28 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of River Hills. 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 River Hills 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.