Town 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 $670 thousand and spent $713 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money32%Federal tax money10%Fees for services4.2%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Adams' money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
48%$319 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$32 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$28 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$69 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$216 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails8.0%Health and hospitals5.2%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

20%

of Adams' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
50%$356 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$356 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$144 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$144 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$114 thousand
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$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.0%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.