Village government · Crawford County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wauzeka took in $731 thousand and spent $874 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes27%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money25%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money7.8%Federal tax money5.2%

What stands out

7.8%

of Wauzeka's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes27%

Property tax
27%$197 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$191 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Water$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.2%

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

From the federal government
5.2%$38 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$182 thousand

County and local tax money7.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.8%$57 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$62 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Parks, recreation and libraries30%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

30%

of Wauzeka's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$276 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$119 thousand
  • Sewer systems$104 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
30%$258 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$132 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$132 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$107 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$72 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$19 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wauzeka. 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 Wauzeka 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.