Village government · Brown County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wrightstown took in $8.4 million and spent $8.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes47%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money18%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money4.5%

What stands out

45%

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

Village taxes47%

Property tax
45%$3.8 million
Other taxes
2.4%$203 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$169 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$775 thousand
  • Other service charges$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.5 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$375 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$496 thousand
Fines
0.8%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Interest on debt7.6%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

7.6%

of Wrightstown'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$3.3 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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$175 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$718 thousand
  • Fire protection$332 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$111 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$91 thousand
Interest on debt
7.6%$677 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$44 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$44 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wrightstown. 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 Village of Wrightstown 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.