Village government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Siren took in $2.6 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes31%Federal tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money11%Fines and other6.4%County and local tax money4.3%

What stands out

25%

of Siren's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes31%

Property tax
26%$671 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$123 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$95 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$590 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$393 thousand
  • Water$153 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$642 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$291 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$112 thousand

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$165 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt10%Running the government and other costs6.9%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

45%

of Siren's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$555 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$396 thousand
  • Water supply$157 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$420 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$341 thousand
  • Fire protection$71 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$302 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.9%$201 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$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Siren. 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 Siren 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.