Town government · Winnebago County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Algoma took in $3.0 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)25%State tax money13%County and local tax money6.3%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

25%

of Algoma's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
45%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.6%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$754 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$720 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$394 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$188 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$181 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt7.1%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

24%

of Algoma's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$644 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$618 thousand
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$585 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$585 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$523 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$483 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$509 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)$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
  • Government buildings$61 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$35 thousand
Interest on debt
7.1%$192 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.7%$154 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$154 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.1%$30 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Algoma. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Algoma 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.