City government · Waupaca County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waupaca took in $13.8 million and spent $12.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money15%Fines and other6.9%County and local tax money4.8%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
37%$5.2 million
Other taxes
5.3%$737 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$404 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$242 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 7 more
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$281 thousand
  • Transit fares$190 thousand
  • Airport$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$21 thousand
  • Road charges$15 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$2.1 million

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$661 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$889 thousand
Fines
0.5%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

24%

of Waupaca's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.4 million
  • Public transit$513 thousand
  • Airports$245 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$2.0 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$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$401 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Government buildings$161 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$77 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$784 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$538 thousand
Interest on debt
6.7%$863 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waupaca. 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 City of Waupaca 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.