Village government · Portage County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Whiting took in $2.6 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)46%Village taxes33%State tax money9.3%Fines and other6.0%County and local tax money5.2%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

32%

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

Village taxes33%

Property tax
32%$822 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$744 thousand
  • Water$344 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$4 thousand

State tax money9.3%

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

From the state
9.3%$240 thousand

County and local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.2%$133 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$153 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking20%Interest on debt19%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Running the government and other costs5.3%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

19%

of Whiting's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$633 thousand
  • Water supply$444 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$107 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$520 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$503 thousand
  • Public transit$17 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$496 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$234 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$82 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Whiting. 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 Whiting 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.