City government · Milwaukee County, WI

South Milwaukee's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), South Milwaukee took in $34.7 million and spent $36.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money16%County and local tax money7.9%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

7.9%

of South Milwaukee's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
36%$12.5 million
Other taxes
1.7%$606 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$359 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$11.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.1 million
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$751 thousand
  • Housing$354 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$1.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$5.5 million

County and local tax money7.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.9%$2.7 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$886 thousand
Fines
0.8%$294 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking17%Health and hospitals6.8%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

6.8%

of South Milwaukee's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$9.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.8 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$326 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$195 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.7 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.5 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$6.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$899 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$455 thousand
  • Government buildings$191 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Health and hospitals
6.8%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Interest on debt
3.8%$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$778 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$279 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$440 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$81 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$81 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of South Milwaukee. 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 City of South Milwaukee 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.