Village government · Milwaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), West Milwaukee took in $10.9 million and spent $12.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes56%State tax money19%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)16%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money2.2%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

51%

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

Village taxes56%

Property tax
51%$5.5 million
Other taxes
5.6%$614 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$311 thousand
  • Other licenses$136 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; road charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Road charges$543 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 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%$29 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$2.0 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$244 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$358 thousand
Fines
3.0%$326 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Sent to other local governments16%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

16%

of West Milwaukee's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$166 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$123 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$1.9 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.4 million
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$606 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$550 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$98 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$274 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$476 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$151 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$104 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$104 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of West Milwaukee. 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 Milwaukee 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.