Village government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sharon took in $2.4 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money17%County and local tax money7.5%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

37%

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

Village taxes38%

Property tax
37%$866 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$716 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$344 thousand
  • Water$218 thousand
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 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%$1 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$413 thousand

County and local tax money7.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.5%$178 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$119 thousand
Fines
1.8%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Roads, transit and parking8.9%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

29%

of Sharon'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
31%$850 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$433 thousand
  • Sewer systems$337 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$80 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$778 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$518 thousand
  • Fire protection$195 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$330 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$318 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$206 thousand
  • Libraries$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$100 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$88 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$88 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$17 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sharon. 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 Sharon 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.