Village government · Marathon County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Weston took in $30.6 million and spent $30.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other12%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money8.1%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

45%

of Weston's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Village taxes48%

Property tax
45%$13.7 million
Other taxes
3.4%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$574 thousand
  • Other licenses$257 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$6.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$2.4 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Road charges$823 thousand
  • Garbage collection$796 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$183 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$377 thousand

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$2.8 million

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$2.5 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$3.6 million
Fines
0.2%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Health and hospitals5.5%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

29%

of Weston's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$9.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
29%$9.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.5 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$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$629 thousand
  • Government buildings$611 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$243 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.3 million
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$192 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.5%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Interest on debt
4.2%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$841 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$841 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$21 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Weston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Village of Weston 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.