City government · Waushara County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wautoma took in $4.7 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%City taxes31%State tax money21%Fines and other5.1%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money3.5%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.0%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$958 thousand
  • Water$553 thousand
  • Airport$67 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Road charges$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$202 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.0 million

County and local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.5%$165 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$201 thousand
Fines
0.8%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending9.4%

What stands out

9.1%

of Wautoma's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$805 thousand
  • Water supply$424 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$125 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$720 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$637 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$573 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$326 thousand
  • Roads and highways$247 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$405 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$379 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$236 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$143 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$344 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$7 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wautoma. 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 Wautoma 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.