Village government · St Croix County, WI

Star Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Star Prairie took in $1.1 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other39%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Village taxes23%State tax money9.4%County and local tax money4.1%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

39%

of Star Prairie'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 taxes23%

Property tax
22%$245 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$260 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$184 thousand
  • Water$72 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$6 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$102 thousand

County and local tax money4.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.1%$45 thousand

Fines and other39%

Interest, rents and other
39%$425 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Interest on debt5.4%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

46%

of Star Prairie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
46%$476 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$396 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$251 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$157 thousand
  • Water supply$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$103 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Police$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$26 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Star Prairie. 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 Star Prairie 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.