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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Appleton took in $42.4 million and spent $51.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, liquor stores)82%Federal tax money11%City taxes3.1%State tax money3.0%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

82%

of Appleton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes3.1%

Property tax
3.0%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.1%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$29 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$34.7 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; liquor stores and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$33.0 million
  • Liquor stores$640 thousand
  • Sewer$637 thousand
  • Other service charges$161 thousand
  • Water$99 thousand
  • Garbage collection$90 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 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%$4.7 million

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$436 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals83%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.2%Running the government and other costs2.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

83%

of Appleton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
83%$42.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$40.3 million
  • Public health$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.2%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$823 thousand
  • Sewer systems$646 thousand
  • Liquor stores$598 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$111 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.1%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$706 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$297 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$870 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$512 thousand
  • Fire protection$358 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$611 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$497 thousand
  • Airports$103 thousand
  • Public transit$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$298 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$237 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Appleton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Appleton 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.