Village government · Richland County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Viola took in $2.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)31%Fines and other24%County and local tax money5.9%Village taxes5.8%

What stands out

24%

of Viola'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 taxes5.8%

Property tax
5.4%$148 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$835 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$511 thousand
  • Sewer$178 thousand
  • Water$87 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$919 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$161 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$644 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Interest on debt6.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

48%

of Viola's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$561 thousand
  • Sewer systems$226 thousand
  • Water supply$179 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$206 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$190 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$111 thousand
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$124 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$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 Viola. 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 Viola 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.