Village government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spencer took in $3.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Village taxes26%State tax money25%Fines and other17%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

17%

of Spencer's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes26%

Property tax
25%$820 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$928 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$524 thousand
  • Water$309 thousand
  • Garbage collection$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$833 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$133 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$544 thousand
Fines
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt4.4%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

21%

of Spencer's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$877 thousand
  • Water supply$398 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$749 thousand
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$537 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$161 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$723 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$515 thousand
  • Fire protection$207 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$434 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$434 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$156 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$65 thousand
  • Libraries$3 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 Spencer. 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 Spencer 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.