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Wisconsin Dells's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wisconsin Dells took in $25.6 million and spent $24.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (electric power, sewer)41%Fines and other5.9%State tax money4.5%County and local tax money3.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

11%

of Wisconsin Dells' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Property tax
22%$5.7 million
Other taxes
12%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.7 million
  • Other licenses$146 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$104 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$2.8 million

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$6.9 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$791 thousand
  • Parking$756 thousand
  • Garbage collection$314 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$234 thousand
  • Other service charges$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Road charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$92 thousand

State tax money4.5%

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

From the state
4.5%$1.2 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$811 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$1.4 million
Fines
0.5%$118 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries5.3%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

23%

of Wisconsin Dells' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$8.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.3 million
  • Sewer systems$807 thousand
  • Water supply$636 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$619 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
  • Parking$271 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$171 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$94 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$3.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$431 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$189 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.3%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$749 thousand
  • Libraries$545 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$916 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$602 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$602 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wisconsin Dells. 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 City of Wisconsin Dells 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.