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Whitefish Bay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Whitefish Bay took in $23.0 million and spent $20.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money6.9%Fines and other5.1%County and local tax money2.3%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

54%

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

Village taxes57%

Property tax
54%$12.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$749 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$604 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$6.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$2.7 million
  • Water$2.7 million
  • Road charges$612 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand
  • Parking$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$453 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$1.6 million

County and local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.3%$528 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$912 thousand
Fines
1.2%$267 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs9.6%Interest on debt7.7%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

7.7%

of Whitefish Bay's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$308 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$293 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$759 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$3.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Parking$22 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.6%$2.0 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$1.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$452 thousand
  • Government buildings$277 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$838 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$689 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$250 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$250 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$29 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$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Whitefish Bay. 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 Whitefish Bay 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.