Town government · Polk County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Alden took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money25%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (road charges)4.6%County and local tax money0.1%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes59%

Property tax
56%$775 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.6%

Fees for services
4.6%$64 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other government-run businesses
  • Road charges$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$148 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$349 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals3.2%Interest on debt2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Alden'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
58%$639 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$639 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$201 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$80 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$61 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$46 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$194 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$192 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Alden. 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 Alden 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.