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Blue Mounds's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Blue Mounds took in $643 thousand and spent $711 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)12%Federal tax money7.5%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

12%

of Blue Mounds' 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 taxes60%

Property tax
54%$349 thousand
Other taxes
5.6%$36 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$34 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$76 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Sewer$4 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$48 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$128 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking50%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

10%

of Blue Mounds' 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
50%$358 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$358 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$161 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$148 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$118 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$68 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Blue Mounds. 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 Blue Mounds 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.