Village government · Kenosha County, WI

Salem Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Salem Lakes took in $14.7 million and spent $13.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)46%Village taxes39%State tax money8.2%County and local tax money5.2%Fines and other1.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

36%

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

Village taxes39%

Property tax
36%$5.4 million
Other taxes
3.1%$452 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$334 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$6.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$11 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$1.2 million

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$768 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$124 thousand
Fines
0.3%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

7.7%

of Salem Lakes' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
  • Police$433 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$389 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$379 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$362 thousand
  • Government buildings$215 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Interest on debt
7.7%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$719 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$483 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$236 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$281 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$281 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Salem Lakes. 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 Salem Lakes 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.