Village government · Sauk County, WI

Sauk City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sauk City took in $9.7 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%Village taxes28%Fines and other7.0%State tax money7.0%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

4.3%

of Sauk City's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes28%

Property tax
26%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.1%$205 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$70 thousand
  • Other licenses$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$41 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.7 million
  • Water$497 thousand
  • Sewer$464 thousand
  • Garbage collection$195 thousand
  • Road charges$79 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$418 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$681 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$249 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$682 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

27%

of Sauk City's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.9 million
  • Water supply$978 thousand
  • Sewer systems$451 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$309 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$191 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.4 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$72 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$908 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$902 thousand
  • Public transit$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$733 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$411 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$322 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$247 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sauk City. 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 Sauk City 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.