Town government · Marinette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amberg took in $781 thousand and spent $759 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes40%Federal tax money4.9%County and local tax money1.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.8%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

52%

of Amberg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes40%

Property tax
40%$310 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; other service charges and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$38 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$408 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$14 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Health and hospitals15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Running the government and other costs9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

15%

of Amberg's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$470 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Health and hospitals
15%$116 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$76 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$70 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Amberg. 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 Amberg 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.