Town government · Dane County, WI

Blooming Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blooming Grove took in $924 thousand and spent $857 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)15%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

18%

of Blooming Grove'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 taxes60%

Property tax
43%$396 thousand
Other taxes
18%$163 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$54 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$141 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$207 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$13 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.2%$2 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking30%Running the government and other costs26%Health and hospitals26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails2.3%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Blooming Grove's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
30%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$227 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)$145 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
26%$222 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$222 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$114 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$104 thousand
  • Sewer systems$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.3%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; fire protection and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blooming Grove. 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 Blooming Grove 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.