Village government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Summit took in $6.4 million and spent $5.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%County and local tax money12%State tax money9.3%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

12%

of Summit'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 taxes46%

Property tax
36%$2.3 million
Other taxes
9.3%$596 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$564 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$910 thousand
  • Garbage collection$477 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$208 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$11 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$594 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$777 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$348 thousand
Fines
1.1%$68 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt11%Running the government and other costs9.4%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

35%

of Summit'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$362 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$441 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$771 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$771 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$643 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$555 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$172 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$43 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$231 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Summit. 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 Summit 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.