Town government · Ozaukee County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belgium took in $665 thousand and spent $785 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money28%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)2.1%

What stands out

68%

of Belgium's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
68%$453 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$184 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.4%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

22%

of Belgium'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
56%$436 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$436 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$170 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$68 thousand
  • Government buildings$33 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$50 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$50 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belgium. 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 Belgium 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.