Town government · Marinette County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Athelstane took in $779 thousand and spent $734 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes40%State tax money39%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%County and local tax money7.1%Federal tax money3.3%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

of Athelstane'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 taxes40%

Property tax
37%$291 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$80 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$26 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$305 thousand

County and local tax money7.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.1%$55 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand
Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Health and hospitals1.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

10%

of Athelstane'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%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$490 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$101 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$70 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$51 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Athelstane. 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 Athelstane 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.