Village government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Windsor took in $11.0 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%Fines and other17%State tax money6.8%

What stands out

40%

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

Village taxes48%

Property tax
40%$4.5 million
Other taxes
7.1%$781 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$659 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$75 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Water$958 thousand
  • Garbage collection$489 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$172 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.8%

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

From the state
6.8%$749 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.9 million
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt9.6%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

31%

of Windsor'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%

Roads, transit and parking
31%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$490 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.4 million
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)$679 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$556 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$168 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$648 thousand
  • Fire protection$457 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$98 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
Interest on debt
9.6%$974 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$415 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$415 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$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 Windsor. 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 Windsor 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.