Village government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Unity took in $314 thousand and spent $234 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)36%State tax money34%Village taxes23%Federal tax money5.4%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

34%

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

Village taxes23%

Property tax
21%$65 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$112 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$97 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$17 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$106 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking23%Interest on debt13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%

What stands out

13%

of Unity's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$44 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$58 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$30 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Unity. 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 Unity 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.