ZIP 53143 · Kenosha, WI

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Wisconsin

$53.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes48%Federal tax money30%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)12%Fines and other9.6%Local tax money0.6%
Full Wisconsin breakdown

What stands out

19%

of Wisconsin's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes48%

Individual income tax
19%$9.49 billion
Sales tax
15%$7.59 billion
Other taxes
8.6%$4.35 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 18 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.17 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$722 million
  • Tobacco taxes$495 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$435 million
  • Public utility taxes$410 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$360 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$275 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$96.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$94.7 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$76.3 million
  • Public utility licenses$60.3 million
  • Other licenses$59.6 million
  • Driver's licenses$39.8 million
  • Corporation licenses$33.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.5 million
  • Severance taxes$1.1 million
  • Amusement taxes$166 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$77 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
5.3%$2.66 billion
Property tax
0.2%$91.2 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$5.90 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$2.46 billion
  • College tuition$2.06 billion
  • Other service charges$752 million
  • University housing and dining$471 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$74.2 million
  • Road charges$38.7 million
  • Housing$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Other education charges$5.4 million
  • Sewer$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money30%

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

From the federal government
30%$15.3 billion

Local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.6%$283 million

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.5%$4.78 billion
Fines
0.1%$60.2 million
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Where the money goes

Social services31%Sent to local governments27%Schools and colleges15%Running the government and other costs7.6%Health and hospitals7.2%All other spending13%

What stands out

27%

of Wisconsin's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Wisconsin breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
31%$16.4 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$16.1 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$134 million
  • Welfare institutions$128 million
  • Veterans' services$28.6 million
Sent to local governments
27%$14.6 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$8.52 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$3.19 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$978 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$601 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$376 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$364 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$346 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$137 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$55.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$32.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$12.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$6.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$6.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$3.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$443 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$58 thousand
Schools and colleges
15%$7.84 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$5.64 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.23 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$671 million
  • Other education$289 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$4.10 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.86 billion
  • Other and not broken out$627 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$550 million
  • Government buildings$52.1 million
  • Other government administration$9.4 million
Health and hospitals
7.2%$3.90 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.99 billion
  • Public health$912 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$2.68 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$2.46 billion
  • Airports$188 million
  • Public transit$24.6 million
  • Ports and harbors$2.9 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$2.42 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.41 billion
  • Courts and legal services$477 million
  • Inspections and regulation$285 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$195 million
  • Police$57.6 million
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$633 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$633 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$569 million
Housing and community development
1.0%$565 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$57.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$57.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
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Your county

Kenosha County

$238 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes39%State tax money35%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)12%Federal tax money9.1%Fines and other2.9%Local tax money1.7%

What stands out

35%

of Kenosha County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

Full Kenosha County breakdown

County taxes39%

Property tax
30%$74.4 million
Sales tax
8.2%$20.4 million
Other taxes
0.7%$1.7 million
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$638 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$555 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$244 thousand
  • Other licenses$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$29.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Other service charges$24.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.4 million
  • Garbage collection$181 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$17 thousand
  • Parking$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.1%

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

From the federal government
9.1%$22.6 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$87.6 million

Local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.7%$4.3 million

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$5.8 million
Fines
0.5%$1.3 million
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Where the money goes

Social services32%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

32%

of Kenosha County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Full Kenosha County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$75.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$54.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$21.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$63.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$28.2 million
  • Police$25.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$61.7 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$37.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.4 million
  • Government buildings$7.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.2 million
Health and hospitals
9.6%$22.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$9.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.0 million
  • Libraries$2.6 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$4.6 million
Schools and colleges
<0.1%$188 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$188 thousand
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Your city

City of Kenosha

$200 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 94% of this ZIP is in Kenosha.

Where the money comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%State tax money13%Federal tax money11%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money3.6%
Full Kenosha breakdown

What stands out

41%

of Kenosha's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
41%$95.0 million
Other taxes
2.0%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$48.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 8 more
  • Water$15.2 million
  • Sewer$11.5 million
  • Other service charges$8.8 million
  • Road charges$8.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Transit fares$1.6 million
  • Airport$812 thousand
  • Housing$333 thousand
  • Garbage collection$292 thousand
  • Parking$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$24.4 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$29.3 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$8.3 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$18.4 million
Fines
0.6%$1.3 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%All other spending16%
Full Kenosha breakdown

What stands out

5.5%

of Kenosha's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$53.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$36.0 million
  • Fire protection$14.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$43.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$25.1 million
  • Water supply$12.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$37.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$26.3 million
  • Public transit$9.1 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
  • Parking$260 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$17.7 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$11.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$755 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$16.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.9 million
  • Libraries$7.5 million
Housing and community development
6.9%$13.7 million
Health and hospitals
5.5%$11.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11.1 million
Interest on debt
3.5%$7.0 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$37 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$37 thousand
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Your schools

Kenosha Unified School District 1

$323 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes19%Fines and other2.1%Fees for services (school lunches)1.5%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

76%

of Kenosha Unified School District 1's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Kenosha Unified School District 1 breakdown

School district taxes19%

Property tax
19%$61.7 million

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$4.4 million
  • School lunches$483 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$2.5 million

State tax money76%

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

From the state
76%$250 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$2.0 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$6.8 million
Kenosha Unified School District 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Sent to other local governments4.0%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

4%

of Kenosha Unified School District 1's spending goes to local governments.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students spend nothing on this.

Full Kenosha Unified School District 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$306 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$306 million
Sent to other local governments
4.0%$13.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government; sent to school districts and 1 more
  • Sent to the state government$6.8 million
  • Sent to school districts$5.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$290 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$3.9 million
Kenosha Unified School District 1 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Wisconsin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Kenosha County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Kenosha Unified School District 1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Kenosha. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.