Town government · Portage County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Almond took in $443 thousand and spent $533 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money39%Federal tax money8.4%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.4%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

8.4%

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

Town taxes51%

Property tax
51%$225 thousand

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.4%

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

From the federal government
8.4%$37 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$171 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Interest on debt18%Running the government and other costs11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.4%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

18%

of Almond's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$329 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$329 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.2%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.4%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Almond. 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 Almond 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.