Village government · Milwaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Shorewood took in $27.4 million and spent $22.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes65%Fees for services (sewer, water)18%State tax money7.5%Fines and other5.3%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

64%

of Shorewood's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes65%

Property tax
64%$17.5 million
Other taxes
1.6%$441 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$319 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$122 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$567 thousand
  • Parking$80 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 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%$7 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$2.1 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$1.0 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$898 thousand
Fines
2.0%$545 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt6.7%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

6.7%

of Shorewood's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$275 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$182 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$880 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$3.7 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$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$961 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
  • Parking$112 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$127 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$127 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Shorewood. 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 Shorewood 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.