Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waunakee took in $42.8 million and spent $35.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)52%Village taxes37%Fines and other5.0%State tax money4.6%County and local tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

52%

of Waunakee's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Village taxes37%

Property tax
35%$14.8 million
Other taxes
2.1%$895 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$712 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$183 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$22.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$14.1 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Water$2.5 million
  • Garbage collection$816 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$593 thousand
  • Other service charges$520 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$301 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$2.0 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$651 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$2.1 million
Fines
0.1%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

53%

of Waunakee's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$18.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$13.0 million
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$913 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$620 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$256 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$169 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$625 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$420 thousand
  • Government buildings$79 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$1.4 million
Health and hospitals
1.0%$363 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$363 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Waunakee. 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 Waunakee 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.