Village government · Kenosha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Somers took in $23.1 million and spent $21.8 million.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%Village taxes28%State tax money4.0%Fines and other2.8%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

65%

of Somers' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes28%

Property tax
27%$6.1 million
Other taxes
1.0%$226 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$132 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$14.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$11.1 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$967 thousand
  • Road charges$259 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 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%$9 thousand

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$922 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$237 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$549 thousand
Fines
0.4%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs9.5%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

57%

of Somers' 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
57%$12.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$629 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Police$474 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$154 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$2.1 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$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$375 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$159 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$798 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Somers. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Somers 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.