Village government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Stratford took in $4.6 million and spent $4.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%Village taxes20%State tax money16%Fines and other4.2%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

54%

of Stratford's 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 taxes20%

Property tax
20%$920 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$491 thousand
  • Sewer$358 thousand
  • Garbage collection$109 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$83 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$733 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$170 thousand

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$185 thousand
Fines
0.2%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Interest on debt6.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

51%

of Stratford's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Water supply$338 thousand
  • Sewer systems$216 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$96 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$867 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$655 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$165 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$526 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$286 thousand
  • Fire protection$237 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$353 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$353 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Stratford. 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 Stratford 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.