Village government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vesper took in $946 thousand and spent $885 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Fines and other18%State tax money18%Village taxes15%Federal tax money3.1%

What stands out

18%

of Vesper's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes15%

Property tax
14%$134 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$433 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$232 thousand
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$29 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$170 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$175 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Health and hospitals1.7%

What stands out

8.1%

of Vesper's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$414 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$204 thousand
  • Water supply$169 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$213 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$48 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Vesper. 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 Vesper 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.