City government · Sheboygan County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sheboygan took in $100 million and spent $95.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes35%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money18%Federal tax money9.3%Fines and other8.1%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

9.3%

of Sheboygan's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes35%

Property tax
31%$30.7 million
Other taxes
4.8%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$959 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$694 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$674 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$24.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 9 more
  • Sewer$10.0 million
  • Water$8.5 million
  • Other service charges$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$562 thousand
  • Parking$387 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$70 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 thousand
  • Road charges$32 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$9.4 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$17.9 million

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$4.4 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$7.3 million
Fines
0.8%$752 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking20%Housing and community development11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending13%

What stands out

11%

of Sheboygan's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$25.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.5 million
  • Fire protection$10.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$789 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$716 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.3 million
  • Water supply$8.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$19.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$11.8 million
  • Public transit$5.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$1.4 million
  • Parking$543 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$10.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$7.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$7.3 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$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$237 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$5.0 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sheboygan. 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 Sheboygan 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.