Village government · Door County, WI

Sister Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sister Bay took in $9.7 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, ports and waterways)24%State tax money19%Federal tax money15%County and local tax money4.1%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

15%

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

Village taxes37%

Property tax
30%$2.9 million
Other taxes
3.6%$348 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$296 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.2%$308 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; ports and waterways and 4 more
  • Sewer$965 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$838 thousand
  • Water$442 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Transit fares$12 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.5 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.9 million

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$400 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$92 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

14%

of Sister Bay's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$401 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.5 million
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$990 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$260 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Government buildings$109 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$945 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$500 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$445 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$856 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$419 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$382 thousand
  • Libraries$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$249 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$33 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$33 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sister Bay. 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 Sister Bay 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.