Village government · Waukesha County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wales took in $3.1 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%State tax money7.7%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

57%

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

Village taxes60%

Property tax
57%$1.8 million
Other taxes
3.1%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$685 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$387 thousand
  • Garbage collection$162 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$139 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$243 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$155 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$24 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

29%

of Wales' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$916 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Government buildings$440 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$243 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$135 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$98 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$876 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$876 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$615 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$454 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$244 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$136 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$61 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$204 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$138 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$60 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$60 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wales. 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 Wales 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.