Town government · Dodge County, WI

Beaver Dam's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beaver Dam took in $1.4 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes43%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)18%Federal tax money15%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

18%

of Beaver Dam'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 taxes43%

Property tax
33%$456 thousand
Other taxes
9.9%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$127 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$245 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$240 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$202 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$319 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$20 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Health and hospitals23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

23%

of Beaver Dam'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$254 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$254 thousand
Health and hospitals
23%$252 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$252 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$227 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$103 thousand
  • Police$56 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$65 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Beaver Dam. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Beaver Dam 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.