Village government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Walworth took in $4.0 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%County and local tax money9.8%Fines and other8.0%State tax money7.7%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

42%

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

Village taxes46%

Property tax
42%$1.7 million
Other taxes
4.3%$175 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$165 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$993 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$446 thousand
  • Water$329 thousand
  • Other service charges$164 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$148 thousand

State tax money7.7%

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

From the state
7.7%$311 thousand

County and local tax money9.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.8%$394 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Fines
4.4%$179 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.5%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Running the government and other costs7.0%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

37%

of Walworth's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$275 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$484 thousand
  • Sewer systems$422 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$161 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$386 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$281 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$235 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$265 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$86 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$223 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$223 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$149 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 Walworth. 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 Walworth 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.