Town government · Dane County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Bristol took in $1.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes64%State tax money23%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

11%

of Bristol's 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 taxes64%

Property tax
57%$780 thousand
Other taxes
6.8%$93 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$90 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$148 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$20 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$313 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$14 thousand
Fines
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs18%Health and hospitals9.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.1%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

28%

of Bristol'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
37%$596 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$596 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$443 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$297 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$72 thousand
  • Police$64 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$195 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.6%$153 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$153 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.1%$66 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bristol. 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 Bristol 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.