Village government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sussex took in $19.9 million and spent $20.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money7.8%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

42%

of Sussex's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes45%

Property tax
42%$8.3 million
Other taxes
2.7%$538 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$412 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$126 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$8.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$752 thousand
  • Road charges$746 thousand
  • Other service charges$646 thousand
  • Garbage collection$480 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$415 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$693 thousand
Fines
1.6%$316 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt9.1%All other spending10%

What stands out

9.1%

of Sussex's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$537 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$446 thousand
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$198 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$142 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$140 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$741 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$260 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$260 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sussex. 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 Sussex 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.