Village government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vernon took in $3.8 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes50%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)23%State tax money13%Federal tax money11%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

45%

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

Village taxes50%

Property tax
45%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.6%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$131 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$875 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$463 thousand
  • Other service charges$284 thousand
  • Sewer$89 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$401 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$496 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$140 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Health and hospitals9.4%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

9.4%

of Vernon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$672 thousand
  • Police$181 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$129 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$502 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)$207 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$443 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$443 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.4%$345 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$345 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.1%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Vernon. 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 Vernon 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.