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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Waupun took in $25.8 million and spent $41.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)63%City taxes17%State tax money15%Fines and other3.7%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

63%

of Waupun'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%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
16%$4.0 million
Other taxes
1.1%$291 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$110 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$97 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$59 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$16.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$10.2 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$463 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$155 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$5 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$65 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$3.8 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$260 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$895 thousand
Fines
0.2%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Police, fire, courts and jails7.3%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Interest on debt4.3%Running the government and other costs4.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

77%

of Waupun'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
77%$31.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$18.3 million
  • Electric power$10.3 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$496 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$387 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$137 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$91 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$1.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Public transit$103 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$668 thousand
  • Government buildings$446 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$371 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$723 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$354 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$180 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$180 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Waupun. 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 Waupun 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.