City government · Adams County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Adams took in $2.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%City taxes26%Fines and other5.4%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

35%

of Adams' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
25%$726 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$940 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$491 thousand
  • Water$438 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$39 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$148 thousand
Fines
0.4%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt11%Roads, transit and parking8.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

11%

of Adams' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$604 thousand
  • Water supply$351 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$98 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$560 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$483 thousand
  • Fire protection$63 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$442 thousand
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$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$277 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$210 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$210 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.0%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Adams. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Adams 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.