Town government · Shawano County, WI

Belle Plaine's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Belle Plaine took in $885 thousand and spent $904 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%State tax money44%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.3%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes53%

Property tax
46%$411 thousand
Other taxes
6.1%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Garbage collection$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$389 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs20%Environment and natural resources9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails6.7%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

22%

of Belle Plaine'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
37%$334 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$202 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$178 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$67 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Environment and natural resources
9.3%$84 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.7%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.8%$43 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$43 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belle Plaine. 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 Belle Plaine 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.