The U.S. Census Bureau
 
 
Wisconsin State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government:  1996-97
(Thousand dollars. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. 
Detail may not add to total because of rounding)      
          WISCONSIN
 
Geographic area and item State and local State Local
  governments¹ government governments¹
          1 2 3
       
Population (July 1, 1996, in thousands) 5,174 5,174 5,174
Personal Income (Calendar year 1996, in millions) 121,864 121,864 121,864
       
Revenue¹ 33,573,416 23,882,270 16,802,293
       
General revenue¹ 25,380,526 16,916,226 15,575,447
       
Intergovernmental revenue¹ 4,172,977 3,903,851 7,380,273
From Federal Government 4,172,977 3,785,211 387,766
From State government (¹) (X) 6,992,507
From local governments¹ (X) 118,640 (X)
       
General revenue from own sources 21,207,549 13,012,375 8,195,174
Taxes   15,625,389 10,186,768 5,438,621
Property 5,220,551 76,345 5,144,206
Sales and gross receipts 4,409,581 4,231,265 178,316
General 3,017,168 2,864,982 152,186
Selective 1,392,413 1,366,283 26,130
Motor fuel 693,975 693,975 -
Alcoholic beverage 40,556 40,556 -
Tobacco products 213,346 213,346 -
Public utilities 311,656 311,656 -
Other 132,880 106,750 26,130
Individual income 4,538,218 4,538,218 -
Corporate income 638,975 638,975 0
Motor vehicle license 226,790 226,204 586
Other taxes 591,274 475,761 115,513
       
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 5,582,160 2,825,607 2,756,553
Current charges 3,586,025 1,631,442 1,954,583
Education 1,226,840 931,659 295,181
Institutions of higher education 1,078,527 922,404 156,123
School lunch sales (gross) 100,714 - 100,714
Hospitals 555,208 445,650 109,558
Highways 26,040 10,112 15,928
Airports 57,157 - 57,157
Parking facilities 29,431 (X) 29,431
Water transport and terminals 4,963 - 4,963
       
Natural resources 63,521 53,458 10,063
Parks and recreation 96,731 6,936 89,795
Housing and community development 103,227 855 102,372
Sewerage 480,529 - 480,529
Solid waste management 125,937 9,447 116,490
Other charges 816,441 173,325 643,116
       
Miscellaneous general revenue 1,996,135 1,194,165 801,970
Interest earnings 1,095,395 650,436 444,959
Special assessments 100,264 15,702 84,562
Sale of property 8,141 2,350 5,791
Other general revenue 792,335 525,677 266,658
Other than general revenue 8,192,890 6,966,044 1,226,846
       
Utility revenue 744,525 - 744,525
Water supply 270,747 - 270,747
Electric power 419,562 - 419,562
Gas supply 832 - 832
Transit   53,384 - 53,384
       
Liquor store revenue 216 - 216
       
Insurance trust revenue 7,448,149 6,966,044 482,105
Unemployment compensation 733,060 733,060 -
Employee retirement 6,705,949 6,223,844 482,105
Other insurance trust revenue 9,140 9,140 (X)
       
Expenditure¹ 28,448,813 18,199,533 17,139,825
       
By character and object:      
Intergovernmental expenditure¹ 133,087 6,993,213 30,419
Direct expenditure 28,315,726 11,206,320 17,109,406
Current operation 21,073,104 7,133,735 13,939,369
Capital outlay 3,366,242 1,063,181 2,303,061
Construction 2,767,391 856,544 1,910,847
Other 598,851 206,637 392,214
       
Assistance and subsidies 505,580 454,575 51,005
Interest on debt 1,189,032 584,032 605,000
Insurance benefits and repayments 2,181,768 1,970,797 210,971
Exhibit: Salaries and wages 9,050,576 2,331,572 6,719,004
       
Direct expenditure by function 28,315,726 11,206,320 17,109,406
Direct general expenditure 25,157,283 9,235,523 15,921,760
Capital outlay 3,248,586 1,063,181 2,185,405
Other direct general expenditure 21,908,697 8,172,342 13,736,355
       
Education services:      
Education 9,715,508 2,316,775 7,398,733
Higher education 2,641,317 1,982,425 658,892
Elementary and secondary education 6,739,841 - 6,739,841
Other education 334,350 334,350 (X)
Libraries 164,908 - 164,908
     
Social services and income maintenance:      
Public welfare 4,018,589 2,857,531 1,161,058
Cash assistance payments 330,194 279,189 51,005
Vendor payments 2,414,814 2,407,422 7,392
Other public welfare 1,273,581 170,920 1,102,661
Hospitals 633,338 446,142 187,196
Health 791,435 201,760 589,675
Social insurance administration 65,526 65,526 -
Veterans' services 14,337 14,337 (X)
     
Transportation:      
Highways 2,068,371 756,060 1,312,311
Air transportation (airports) 87,420 31,344 56,076
Parking facilities 26,535 (X) 26,535
Water transport and terminals 10,358 260 10,098
Transit subsidies - - -
     
Public safety:      
Police protection 915,904 57,631 858,273
Fire protection 394,289 - 394,289
Correction 702,983 487,002 215,981
Protective inspection and regulation 135,293 100,423 34,870
     
Environment and housing:      
Natural resources 403,684 265,544 138,140
Parks and recreation 421,473 44,622 376,851
Housing and community development 316,675 30,711 285,964
Sewerage 654,276 6,806 647,470
Solid waste management 402,866 134,909 267,957
     
Governmental administration:      
Financial administration 364,915 189,799 175,116
Judicial and legal 366,126 160,936 205,190
General public buildings 192,567 48,494 144,073
Other government administration 266,854 53,463 213,391
Interest on general debt 1,138,218 584,032 554,186
     
General expenditure, n.e.c      
Miscellaneous commercial activities 7,501 - 7,501
Other and unallocable 877,334 381,416 495,918
     
Utilities 976,458 - 976,458
Capital outlay 117,656 - 117,656
Water supply 311,351 - 311,351
Electric power 454,789 - 454,789
Gas supply 677 - 677
Transit 209,641 - 209,641
     
Liquor store expenditure 217 - 217
     
Insurance trust 2,181,768 1,970,797 210,971
Unemployment compensation 617,566 617,566 -
Employee retirement 1,556,930 1,345,959 210,971
Other insurance trust 7,272 7,272 (X)
     
Debt outstanding 21,829,461 9,831,858 11,997,603
     
Long-term 21,263,200 9,831,858 11,431,342
Full faith and credit 11,064,384 3,086,736 7,977,648
Nonguaranteed 10,198,816 6,745,122 3,453,694
Short-term 566,261 - 566,261
     
Long-term debt by purpose      
Education 3,103,679 1,344 3,102,335
Utilities 927,685 - 927,685
Other 17,231,836 9,830,514 7,401,322
     
Long-term debt issued 3,803,452 1,374,919 2,428,533
Long-term debt retired 1,947,119 519,807 1,427,312
Exhibit: Change in total debt during year 1,607,152 705,112 902,040
     
Cash and security holdings 64,067,774 51,226,149 12,841,625
     
Insurance trust funds 47,158,129 42,855,178 4,302,951
By purpose:      
Unemployment compensation 1,558,973 1,558,973 -
Employee retirement 45,529,819 41,226,868 4,302,951
Workers' compensation 8,567 8,567 (X)
Miscellaneous 60,770 60,770 (X)
     
By type (Employee retirement funds):      
Cash and deposits 1,821,194 1,522,452 298,742
Securities 43,708,625 39,704,416 4,004,209
Federal 7,831,979 7,073,124 758,855
State and local government - - -
Nongovernment 35,876,646 32,631,292 3,245,354
     
Other than insurance trust funds 16,909,645 8,370,971 8,538,674
By purpose      
Offsets to debt 6,065,613 4,925,868 1,139,745
Bond funds 1,424,334 156,721 1,267,613
    Other   9,419,698 3,288,382 6,131,316
¹Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded; see text.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: January 18, 2001
Last revised: April 25 2001