Village government · Jefferson County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sullivan took in $1.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)44%Village taxes31%State tax money10%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

7.2%

of Sullivan's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes31%

Property tax
28%$301 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$25 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$470 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$429 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$7 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$111 thousand

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$76 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Running the government and other costs4.8%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

28%

of Sullivan'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
57%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$872 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$869 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$128 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$26 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sullivan. 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 Sullivan 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.