City government · Wood County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wisconsin Rapids took in $78.9 million and spent $68.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)60%City taxes19%State tax money10%Fines and other8.4%County and local tax money1.7%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

60%

of Wisconsin Rapids' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
18%$14.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$501 thousand
  • Other licenses$288 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$47.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 7 more
  • Electric power$29.8 million
  • Sewer$8.2 million
  • Water$5.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Road charges$520 thousand
  • Transit fares$501 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$362 thousand
  • Airport$241 thousand
  • Garbage collection$189 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$484 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$7.9 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$1.3 million

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$6.4 million
Fines
0.3%$224 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending6.9%

What stands out

56%

of Wisconsin Rapids' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$38.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$27.3 million
  • Sewer systems$5.4 million
  • Water supply$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$8.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$7.4 million
  • Airports$761 thousand
  • Public transit$723 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$323 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$4.1 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$1.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$602 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Health and hospitals
4.5%$3.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.1 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$250 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$250 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$24 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wisconsin Rapids. 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 City of Wisconsin Rapids 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.