Town government · Jackson 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 $562 thousand and spent $366 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Town taxes39%Federal tax money14%Fees for services (road charges)2.8%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

14%

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

Town taxes39%

Property tax
36%$204 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$16 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$79 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$233 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails15%

What stands out

15%

of Adams' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$215 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$215 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$96 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$34 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$55 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 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.