Village government · Walworth County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Williams Bay took in $6.8 million and spent $7.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)37%State tax money6.0%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

39%

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

Village taxes45%

Property tax
39%$2.6 million
Other taxes
5.9%$404 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$210 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$133 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$61 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$607 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$571 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$109 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$409 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$334 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$344 thousand
Fines
0.8%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs9.8%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

13%

of Williams Bay's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$254 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$171 thousand
  • Fire protection$161 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$922 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$558 thousand
  • Libraries$364 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$905 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$905 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$715 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$430 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$71 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$163 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Williams 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 Williams 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.