Village government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Slinger took in $14.5 million and spent $16.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)54%Village taxes29%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other4.7%State tax money4.2%Federal tax money2.9%

What stands out

5.3%

of Slinger's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes29%

Property tax
24%$3.4 million
Other taxes
5.0%$725 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$656 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$672 thousand
  • Road charges$451 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$203 thousand
  • Other service charges$123 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.9%

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

From the federal government
2.9%$414 thousand

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$610 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$773 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$626 thousand
Fines
0.4%$59 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs9.3%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

10%

of Slinger's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$8.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$384 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$525 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$123 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$294 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$1.5 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$192 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$460 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Slinger. 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 Slinger 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.