Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Rockdale took in $250 thousand and spent $319 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)54%Village taxes26%State tax money18%Fines and other2.4%

What stands out

54%

of Rockdale'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%.

Village taxes26%

Property tax
25%$62 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$136 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$119 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$44 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs21%Interest on debt9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%

What stands out

29%

of Rockdale'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
29%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$88 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$70 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Interest on debt
9.7%$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$17 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rockdale. 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 Rockdale 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.