The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government
                 and by State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005)
Description Wisconsin
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 5,364 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 31,424,054 20,874,265 20,375,718
     
               General revenue1 32,555,386 22,874,127 19,507,188
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 6,455,616 7,030,842 9,250,703
     From federal government 6,455,616 5,912,806 542,810
     From state government X X 8,707,893
     From local government1 X 1,118,036 X
     
General revenue from own sources   26,099,770 15,843,285 10,256,485
    Taxes   18,609,916 11,813,831 6,796,085
          Property 6,466,173 91,703 6,374,470
          Sales and gross receipts   5,698,094 5,427,664 270,430
               General sales   3,913,811 3,695,796 218,015
               Selective sales 1,784,283 1,731,868 52,415
                    Motor fuel 955,404 955,404 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 45,581 45,581 -
                    Tobacco products 302,701 302,701 -
                    Public utilities   314,769 314,769 -
                    Other selective sales   165,828 113,413 52,415
          Individual income   4,973,615 4,973,615 -
          Corporate income   445,016 445,016 -
          License taxes 728,180 727,538 642
            Motor vehicle license   313,635 312,993 642
          Other taxes   298,838 148,295 150,543
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   7,489,854 4,029,454 3,460,400
          Current charges   4,857,445 2,374,346 2,483,099
               Education   1,634,704 1,228,775 405,929
                    Institutions of higher education   1,414,699 1,212,039 202,660
                    School lunch sales (gross) 142,911 - 142,911
               Hospitals   752,301 650,760 101,541
               Highways   56,392 26,459 29,933
               Air transportation (airports)   83,623 - 83,623
               Parking facilities   39,943 - 39,943
               Sea and inland port facilities   6,368 - 6,368
               Natural resources   50,147 49,509 638
               Parks and recreation   254,041 14,050 239,991
               Housing and community development   87,771 9,410 78,361
               Sewerage   531,755 - 531,755
               Solid waste management   154,880 797 154,083
               Other charges   1,205,520 394,586 810,934
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   2,632,409 1,655,108 977,301
               Interest earnings   1,180,357 732,281 448,076
               Special assessments   109,943 19,417 90,526
               Sale of property   11,580 10,105 1,475
               Other general revenue   1,330,529 893,305 437,224
     
               Other than general revenue -1,131,332 -1,999,862 868,530
     
Utility revenue 956,719 - 956,719
     Water supply   345,629 - 345,629
     Electric power   553,005 - 553,005
     Gas supply   1,144 - 1,144
     Transit   56,941 - 56,941
     
Liquor store revenue   209 - 209
     
Insurance trust revenue   -2,088,260 -1,999,862 -88,398
     Unemployment compensation   608,080 608,080 -
     Employee retirement   -2,715,858 -2,627,460 -88,398
     Workers' compensation   2,677 2,677 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   16,841 16,841 -
     
                Expenditure1 39,261,767 26,749,270 22,076,842
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 9,523,191 41,154
     Direct expenditure   39,261,767 17,226,079 22,035,688
          Current operations   28,322,937 10,508,590 17,814,347
          Capital outlay   4,773,065 1,773,219 2,999,846
               Construction   3,887,188 1,491,635 2,395,553
               Other capital outlay   885,877 281,584 604,293
          Assistance and subsidies   621,077 577,135 43,942
          Interest on debt   1,525,209 736,856 788,353
          Insurance benefits and repayments 4,019,479 3,630,279 389,200
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   11,208,846 3,066,228 8,142,618
     
Direct expenditure by function 39,261,767 17,226,079 22,035,688
     Direct general expenditure   34,003,403 13,595,800 20,407,603
          Capital outlay   4,690,796 1,773,219 2,917,577
          Other direct general expenditure    29,312,607 11,822,581 17,490,026
     
          Education services:      
               Education   12,564,896 3,197,496 9,367,400
                       Capital outlay   1,224,335 260,840 963,495
                   Higher education   3,710,116 2,807,662 902,454
                        Capital outlay   334,660 240,338 94,322
                   Elementary & secondary   8,464,946 - 8,464,946
                        Capital outlay   869,173 - 869,173
                   Other education   389,834 389,834 -
               Libraries   217,101 - 217,101
     
          Social services and income maintenance: :    
               Public welfare   5,559,624 4,135,984 1,423,640
                    Cash assistance payments 465,760 421,818 43,942
                    Vendor payments   3,425,552 3,412,388 13,164
                    Other public welfare   1,668,312 301,778 1,366,534
               Hospitals   851,907 657,460 194,447
                    Capital outlay   43,748 43,748 -
               Health   1,229,637 310,728 918,909
               Social insurance administration    115,471 115,471 -
               Veterans' services   14,871 14,871 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   2,986,139 1,272,336 1,713,803
                    Capital outlay   1,780,900 985,621 795,279
               Air transportation (airports) 166,653 68,187 98,466
               Parking facilities   47,315 - 47,315
               Sea and inland port facilities   13,633 171 13,462
               Transit subsidies   - - -
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   1,271,605 96,662 1,174,943
               Fire protection   490,079 - 490,079
               Correction   1,175,910 872,763 303,147
                    Capital outlay   173,987 131,411 42,576
               Protective inspection and regulation   169,601 117,890 51,711
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   541,637 377,682 163,955
                    Capital outlay   88,165 62,856 25,309
               Parks and recreation   654,798 53,683 601,115
                    Capital outlay   236,292 4,117 232,175
               Housing and community development    314,224 20,030 294,194
               Sewerage   775,671 - 775,671
                    Capital outlay   245,426 - 245,426
               Solid waste management   396,298 91,015 305,283
                    Capital outlay   16,813 82 16,731
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   426,593 232,883 193,710
               Judicial and legal   473,407 237,459 235,948
               General public buildings 288,251 70,357 217,894
               Other governmental administration    362,452 61,899 300,553
          Interest on general debt   1,457,008 736,856 720,152
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   6,481 - 6,481
               Other and unallocable   1,432,141 853,917 578,224
     
     Utility expenditure 1,238,667 - 1,238,667
               Capital outlay   82,269 - 82,269
          Water supply   413,545 - 413,545
          Electric power   549,280 - 549,280
          Gas supply   1,005 - 1,005
          Transit   274,837 - 274,837
     
     Liquor store expenditure   218 - 218
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 4,019,479 3,630,279 389,200
          Unemployment compensation   1,004,757 1,004,757 -
          Employee retirement   2,980,467 2,591,267 389,200
          Workers' compensation   2,320 2,320 -
          Other insurance trust   31,935 31,935 -
     
               Debt outstanding   30,327,288 14,870,092 15,457,196
     
Short-term    757,917 14,969 742,948
Long-term    29,569,371 14,855,123 14,714,248
     Full faith and credit   15,362,449 3,949,081 11,413,368
     Nonguaranteed   14,206,922 10,906,042 3,300,880
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   7,867,424 7,401,307 466,117
     Education   5,366,475 289,886 5,076,589
     Utilities   1,185,350 - 1,185,350
     Other   15,150,122 7,163,930 7,986,192
Long-term debt issued   7,748,782 4,556,785 3,191,997
Long-term debt retired   4,286,084 1,873,871 2,412,213
     
                Cash and security holdings   82,865,499 67,154,950 15,710,549
     
Insurance trust funds   60,042,004 54,663,998 5,378,006
     Unemployment compensation    1,470,203 1,470,203 -
     Employee retirement   58,379,860 53,001,854 5,378,006
     Workers' compensation   4,409 4,409 -
     Miscellaneous   187,532 187,532 -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   22,823,495 12,490,952 10,332,543
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   9,183,665 7,921,929 1,261,736
          Bond funds   1,227,003 120,888 1,106,115
          Other   12,412,827 4,448,135 7,964,692
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000

__
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005