Town government · Taylor County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Aurora took in $252 thousand and spent $197 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money74%Town taxes15%Federal tax money8.3%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

74%

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

Town taxes15%

Property tax
15%$38 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money8.3%

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

From the federal government
8.3%$21 thousand

State tax money74%

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

From the state
74%$187 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%Interest on debt2.0%

What stands out

4.6%

of Aurora'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
65%$128 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$36 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$9 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Aurora. 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 Aurora 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.