Village government · Douglas County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Superior took in $489 thousand and spent $523 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%State tax money18%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

47%

of Superior's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes47%

Property tax
47%$228 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$127 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$37 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$89 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

25%

of Superior'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
34%$176 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$130 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$116 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$98 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)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Superior. 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 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.