City government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Shawano took in $49.0 million and spent $48.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)68%City taxes15%State tax money6.1%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money4.2%County and local tax money2.3%

What stands out

68%

of Shawano'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%.

City taxes15%

Property tax
15%$7.2 million
Other taxes
0.5%$257 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$128 thousand
  • Other licenses$95 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$33.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 8 more
  • Electric power$25.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Transit fares$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Road charges$28 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$2.1 million

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$3.0 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$2.2 million
Fines
0.2%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Running the government and other costs8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

64%

of Shawano's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
64%$31.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$24.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$438 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$134 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Public transit$447 thousand
  • Airports$281 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$644 thousand
  • Government buildings$579 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$386 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.6%$277 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$277 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shawano. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Shawano 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.