Town government · Richland County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Akan took in $534 thousand and spent $745 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other40%State tax money34%Town taxes24%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.1%Federal tax money0.9%

What stands out

40%

of Akan's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
24%$126 thousand

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$5 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$184 thousand

Fines and other40%

Interest, rents and other
40%$213 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Running the government and other costs6.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

88%

of Akan's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$659 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$659 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.7%$50 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)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.8%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Akan. 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 Akan 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.