Village government · Sauk County, WI

West Baraboo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Baraboo took in $2.4 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money9.3%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other6.0%

What stands out

39%

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

Village taxes49%

Property tax
39%$937 thousand
Other taxes
10%$253 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$213 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$722 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$356 thousand
  • Water$285 thousand
  • Garbage collection$73 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$226 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$149 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$145 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

29%

of West Baraboo's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$744 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$426 thousand
  • Sewer systems$256 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$680 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$515 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Police$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$369 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$135 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$306 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$306 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$102 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Baraboo. 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 West Baraboo 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.