Village government · Burnett County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Webster took in $1.2 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes32%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other15%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

15%

of Webster's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes32%

Property tax
31%$391 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$282 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$150 thousand
  • Sewer$122 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$49 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$335 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$183 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries13%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

13%

of Webster'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
30%$390 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$216 thousand
  • Sewer systems$170 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$281 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$245 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$193 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$193 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Government buildings$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$172 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$113 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$56 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.0%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$8 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Webster. 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 Webster 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.