Town government · Dane County, WI

Black Earth's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Black Earth took in $484 thousand and spent $472 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%State tax money16%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services0.2%Fines and other0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Black Earth's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes78%

Property tax
64%$312 thousand
Other taxes
14%$66 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$27 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$77 thousand

Fines and other0.2%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals1.1%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

16%

of Black Earth'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
64%$304 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$304 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$49 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$77 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$56 thousand
  • Fire protection$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Black Earth. 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 Black Earth 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.