Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Addison took in $1.4 million and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money24%Federal tax money13%Fines and other2.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.3%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes60%

Property tax
55%$747 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$18 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$180 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$321 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

29%

of Addison's 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
48%$492 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$492 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$303 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$280 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$180 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$109 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.7%$28 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Addison. 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 Addison 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.