City government · Outagamie County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Seymour took in $5.6 million and spent $5.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money19%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
37%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.3%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$26 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$968 thousand
  • Water$672 thousand
  • Other service charges$189 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.1 million

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$352 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$179 thousand
Fines
0.9%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs9.0%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.2%

of Seymour's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$668 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$168 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$736 thousand
  • Fire protection$225 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$19 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$836 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$834 thousand
  • Parking$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$465 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$256 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$129 thousand
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$404 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$238 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.2%$372 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$372 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$173 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Seymour. 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 City of Seymour 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.