Village government · Trempealeau County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Trempealeau took in $5.9 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)63%Village taxes18%State tax money6.5%Fines and other6.2%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money2.4%

What stands out

63%

of Trempealeau's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes18%

Property tax
16%$951 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$111 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$57 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$39 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Sewer$625 thousand
  • Water$589 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$141 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$383 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$220 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$363 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails9.0%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

55%

of Trempealeau's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$699 thousand
  • Water supply$648 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$964 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$813 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.0%$583 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$520 thousand
  • Fire protection$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$568 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$568 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$526 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$264 thousand
  • Libraries$262 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$247 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 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 Trempealeau. 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 Village of Trempealeau 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.