City government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Superior took in $73.5 million and spent $83.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%City taxes22%Fines and other11%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

34%

of Superior's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
19%$13.7 million
Other taxes
3.2%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$601 thousand
  • Other licenses$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$20.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$7.8 million
  • Garbage collection$7.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Road charges$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$581 thousand
  • Housing$88 thousand
  • Airport$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$3.1 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$25.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$243 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$7.8 million
Fines
0.3%$230 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

34%

of Superior's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$28.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$17.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$844 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$276 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$14.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$12.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.5 million
  • Public transit$1.2 million
  • Airports$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$8.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Libraries$1.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$1.1 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$804 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$159 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$159 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Superior. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Superior 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.