Village government · Shawano County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wittenberg took in $1.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Village taxes29%State tax money22%Fines and other7.2%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

22%

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

Village taxes29%

Property tax
29%$524 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$716 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$475 thousand
  • Water$237 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$40 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$405 thousand

Fines and other7.2%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$132 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt17%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Wittenberg'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
46%$823 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$541 thousand
  • Water supply$216 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$329 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$106 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$83 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Interest on debt
17%$311 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$238 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$238 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$74 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wittenberg. 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 Wittenberg 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.