Village government · Racine County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rochester took in $2.6 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money10%Federal tax money7.9%County and local tax money4.4%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

39%

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

Village taxes44%

Property tax
39%$998 thousand
Other taxes
5.1%$130 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$837 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$558 thousand
  • Garbage collection$265 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$202 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$259 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$112 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$12 thousand
Fines
0.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

33%

of Rochester's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$886 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$886 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$726 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$456 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$270 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$391 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$210 thousand
  • Police$116 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$326 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)$241 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.0%$81 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$81 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rochester. 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 Rochester 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.