Village government · Kenosha County, WI

Twin Lakes's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Twin Lakes took in $9.3 million and spent $7.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes51%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)30%Fines and other8.5%State tax money7.4%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

48%

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

Village taxes51%

Property tax
48%$4.4 million
Other taxes
3.9%$366 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$182 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$599 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$107 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$251 thousand

State tax money7.4%

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

From the state
7.4%$695 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$770 thousand
Fines
0.3%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking15%Interest on debt14%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

14%

of Twin Lakes' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$117 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$110 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$644 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$606 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
14%$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$824 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$416 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$316 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$452 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$330 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$120 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$120 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Twin Lakes. 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 Twin Lakes 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.