Village government · Douglas County, WI

Solon Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Solon Springs took in $807 thousand and spent $663 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes40%Fees for services (sewer)34%State tax money21%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Solon Springs' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes40%

Property tax
38%$309 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$276 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$276 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$31 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$173 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%

What stands out

11%

of Solon Springs' 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
37%$248 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$248 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$162 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$157 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$129 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Solon Springs. 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 Solon Springs 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.