Town government · Washington County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Barton took in $1.2 million and spent $935 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money20%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.6%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes64%

Property tax
58%$701 thousand
Other taxes
6.0%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$71 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$140 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$244 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%

What stands out

29%

of Barton's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$382 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$382 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$267 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$229 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$226 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)$102 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Barton. 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 Barton 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.